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Vanier is a leader in helping children and youth age 0 to 14 and their families with emotional and behavioural issues. For over 40 years, we have served London and surrounding communities in southwestern Ontario with compassionate, best-practice and innovative programs and services. Many of the children we help are reacting to overwhelming stresses within their lives like death, divorce, violence, neglect, or parents with mental health or substance abuse problems. Some are coping with genetic conditions and problems resulting from parenting. Our programs and services are flexible and responsive to the specific needs of each family. We offer: •Crisis intervention •Residential services •Day treatment •Early years programming and various attachment therapies •Family counselling •Community outreach

Founded in 1914, the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) promotes the sexual health of individuals, families and communities by advocating sound policies and practices and educating the public, professionals and policy makers, in order to foster healthy behaviors and relationships and prevent adverse sexual health outcomes.

For almost three decades, North Shore Schizophrenia Society has been helping family members cope with mental illness in a loved one and, through this vital support, has helped their mentally ill relatives in turn. It's support, too, of a unique, and uniquely valuable, kind. Our organization, as we explain on our website, "consists of family members and friends of the mentally ill who have been through it, know what others are going through and can share their experiences." Families helping families. Operating through our Family Support Centre, open five days a week (with crisis contact after hours), and with the assistance of staff, we provide support, counselling, information, education, advocacy and outreach services. The Centre helps families dealing with all serious mental illnesses: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety disorders. We fight stigma and advocate for families and patients. It's front-line work - and work that makes a difference.

Philos Health was formed in August 2004 to improve the health and well-being of people living in rural and under-served areas of the Philippines.

We provide our services on the street, in alleys, along the lakeshore, in parks and ravines, and in homeless shelters and drop-ins. The people we work with have lives characterized by extreme poverty, chronic unemployment, insecurity in housing, poor nutrition, high stress and loneliness; they also have more frequent and serious illnesses, and die younger on average than the general population. Our services include outreach nursing, mental health support and case management, HIV/AIDS prevention, a secure mail service, identification replacement, clothing and sleeping bag distribution, and support for those with Hepatitis C and prevention strategies for those at risk for the disease. We adhere to a harm reduction model in our programs. See our website at www.streethealth.ca for more information.

Sherbourne Health Centre offers innovative and specialized programs for LGBT youth and adults, for newcomers and for homeless and under-housed people. Key programs include the SOY (Supporting Our Youth) program for queer and trans youth (including various groups and drop-ins, as well as mentoring, and employment and housing support), the LGBTQ Parenting Network, and, province-wide, Rainbow Health Ontario. The Rotary Club of Toronto Health Buses and an Infirmary for acute convalescent care offer key support for homeless, unsafely housed and street-involved people within the local community. And individual counselling and group support are offered to newcomers. We are recognized for our respectful and non-judgemental approach, our expert staff and the very real impact we make on the lives of some of Toronto's most marginalized community members. Primary healthcare services are supported by the Ministry of Health, but we rely on voluntary donations to run our vital community progams.

Aimed at raising awareness of the importance of your Kidneys, Educate and Encourage Early detection through a healthy lifestyle, improve eating habits, and taking an active role in your health care. Slow down and stop the progression of chronic kidney disease.

Alzheimer Services - Caregiver Support & Education - Seniors Day Programs Community Support Services - Bereavement Support - Friendly Visiting - Home Support Exercise Program - Hospice Volunteer Visiting - Special Steps - Tele-Touch Home Health Care - Home & Personal Support - Nursing - Philips Lifeline Palliative Care Consultation Program - Hospice Palliative Care Education - Palliative Care Consultations

With deep compassion and skill, we care for people living with serious illness, those who are dying, and all who care for them.