Program: Sister Margaret Smith Centre - Gambling and Behavioural Addiction Programs
Organization: St Joseph's Care Group
Description of Services: Provides a wide range of programs and services designed to assist individuals, their family and friends

Gambling Education and Prevention
Offers education and training sessions for the general public, schools, families and allied professionals to raise awareness through:
  • Prevention resources
  • Community presentations
  • High risk education groups
  • Problem gambling screening

Assessments
  • Evaluates personal strengths and areas of difficulty
  • Evaluates severity of problematic behaviour
  • Explores personal goals
  • Generates recommendations and referrals

Individual Counselling (Trauma informed)
  • Allows people to work towards negotiated goals and can address a variety of issues related to problem gambling
  • Offers a specialized focus including stress management, spirituality, grief and loss or coping with trauma
  • Provide discharge planning and referrals as needed

Residential Treatment Program
Provides an extended stay in a safe environment that:
  • Provides opportunity to focus on developing healthier lifestyle habits
  • Provides opportunity to join with other people who share similar experiences and challenges
  • Examines values, beliefs and feelings in order to be able to respond differently to urges and temptations
  • Provides opportunities to learn how to embrace new ways of behaving that promotes positive change

Gambling Information and Treatment Group (GIT)
  • Offers an educational group open to anyone interested in understanding more about gambling and related issues

Youth in Transition (YIT) Program
Offers specialized programs for youth and young adults who are bridging the gap between adolescence and adulthood including:
  • Harm reduction group
  • Information, education and skill building activities
  • Alternative strategies to problem gambling

Family Program
  • Offers support for partners and family members because they often experience stress, anxiety and depression as they focus on the person with the addiction and so may neglect their own needs
  • Offers individual or couples counselling which can include children and parents
  • Provides group sessions, allowing an opportunity to connect with other people who are struggling with the impact of addiction on their families and relationships
Other Behavioural Addictions
Provides support for managing:
  • Problematic gaming (video game addiction)
  • Internet/online overuse
  • Shopping/overspending
  • Problematic sexual behaviour (pornography or sex addiction/hypersexuality)
Requirements
Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Varies by program
Application: Completed referral package required from a referring agency
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English
Contact Information
Phone Numbers: 807-684-5100
Toll-Free: 1-866-346-0463
Fax: 807-622-1779
Email: contact.sjcg@tbh.net
Website: www.sjcg.net/services/mental-health_addictions/mha...
Address: 301 Lillie St N
Thunder Bay, ON
P7C 0A6
Map
Location:
  • Located on Lillie St N in the S ward of Thunder Bay
  • Closest intersection is at Lillie St N and Walnut St
  • Situated near Walnut Place Apartments
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm

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