>The Krasman Centre is a Consumer/Survivor Initiative that offers peer support-based programs, physical hubs and resources for people with lived experience, substance use and housing challenges, their family and friends.
>Volunteer Opportunities with ongoing training
>ExtraOrdinary People, an anti-discrimination documentary based on the lives and recovery of people with mental health issues (based in York Region, North/Simcoe Muskoka and Toronto)
>The Warm Line and Peer Crisis Services 1-888-777-0979 ~ 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
>Access to emergency basic needs support for people experiencing homelessness
>Peer-based programming by staff and community volunteers
>Application Support Worker (referral through Ontario Works)
>Peer Navigators in 2 hospital Emergency Departments (North York General and Southlake Regional Health Centre)
>Recovery-based education ; Mental Health Recovery training and resources (www.cultureofrecovery.org)
>Support to families and friends of those struggling with mental health issues through the Family Recovery Education and Support Program
>Food and income security workshops
>Wellness and recovery support for consumer/survivors ; Wellness and recovery based workshops
>Art-based therapeutic programs
>Holiday and event celebrations
>Events and activities that involve social justice issues
>The Self-Help Network of York Region ; Central Local Health Integration Consumer/Survivor Network
>Use of the facilities (computers, meeting room, laundry and shower facilities and for those who are homeless; phone/fax/photocopier use)
>Certified Wellness Recovery Action Planning groups and facilitators (WRAP is a self-help recovery group) and Pathways to Recovery training
>Recovery-based services or programs means that the foundation is on mental health recovery as a paradigm, much different than the more dominant and mainstream services models based on the bio-medical (“medical model”), psychosocial or rehabilitation models of mental health services and thinking about mental health challenges. We believe that people will and do recover from mental health extremes, and can lead fully self-determining and actualized lives with or despite mental health labels. We also recognize that what is difficult to overcome is the poverty, food and housing insecurity, racism, homophobia, and myriad oppressions that many people face who also live with mental health extremes.