Service Information
WeConnect Mental Health and Wellness
Community Care Durham
Category: Support Group
Target Population: Adult Mental Health, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorders, Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Mental Health, Stress
1-2 days for initial call, then 2-4 weeks for service
Service Details
Description:

Our program provides weekly support groups (in person, virtual, and telephone) for anxiety disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, and difficulties coping with life stressors. We offer co-ed, women's, men's, senior, and youth specific groups. Our groups provide emotional support, community connection, psychoeducation, and coping strategies. An individual can attend as long as needed. We also provide various weekly social groups for isolated individuals, and psychoeducational groups. We offer a wide range of workshops such as: Self-Esteem, Self-Care, Distress Tolerance, Managing Anxiety and Depression, Journaling, Unhelpful Thinking Styles, and many more. Our workshops run for 4-6 weeks in length. All groups/workshops run for 1-2 hours each week. There is no limit to the amount of services accessed. In-person groups are offered at our locations in Whitby, Bowmanville, and Pickering.


Languages: English
Transportation:
Available from this organization
Available from public transit
Special Accommodation:
Wheelchair AccessibleYes
Cost to Client:
None
Eligibility Criteria
Other Criteria:
Maximum Age: 99 yrs
Minimum Age: 16 yrs
Criteria:
  • Individual must not be actively experiencing psychosis/psychotic symptoms
  • Individual must not be experiencing moderate/severe intellectual delays or moderate/severe brain injury
  • Individual must not be experiencing frequent crisis and/or active suicidal intent
  • Individual must be able to actively participate in a group setting