by SusanW | Jun 22, 2022 | Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor re: Inquest into triple murders examines mandated counselling program for intimate partner violence – June 15, 2022 As a provincial network of 42 members serving women who have experienced intimate partner violence, as well as offenders, through...
by SusanW | Mar 2, 2022 | Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor Solutions are needed so no one is left behind. Re: Mental health services dealing with rising calls for help, as staff are leaving, Mon., Feb. 21, 2022 Thank you for your article highlighting the current challenges within our mental-health system....
by admin | Oct 27, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
Family Service Ontario strongly agrees that a “major shift is needed” in the provision of mental-health supports to address the number of people falling through the gaps in care. Waiting months to see a psychologist or psychiatrist is not acceptable. Not everyone,...
by admin | Oct 15, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
The next wave has started, and it is looking like a tsunami, with a lack of resources to respond. The next wave is the increased need for mental health, couple, and family therapy services. Forty-four family service agencies provide these supports across Ontario,...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
Ontarians should be deeply saddened by the recent closure of Northumberland Community Counselling Centre (NCCC), as is Family Service Ontario. As a community-based counselling agency and a member of Family Service Ontario, NCCC provided outstanding service to 1,000...
by admin | Aug 25, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
Universal access to mental health services is a welcomed theme in this election. Family Service Ontario, a network of 44 agencies in communities across Ontario pride ourselves in our ability to provide responsive and timely counselling services, with a goal of...
