Operational Stress Injury Social Support

Application

Call for appointment

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Canadian Forces members, veterans and their families

Fees

Free

Executives

Lisa Murphy - Regional Coordinator, Southwestern Ontario
519-660-5076 * lisa.murphy@osiss.ca

Contacts

Polliann Maher - Family Peer Support Coordinator, Southwestern Ontario
polliann.maher@osiss.ca

Languages

English ; French

Language Note

French website; French-speaking coordinators available upon request

Area(s) Served

Southwestern Ontario (Brant, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Essex, Haldimand-Norfolk, Hamilton, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, Niagara, Oxford, Perth, Waterloo, and Wellington)

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

National network that provides information and support for those affected by operational stress * education and training in the Canadian Forces community to create an understanding and acceptance of operational stress injuries * website includes print resources and self-assessment materials

Peer Support Network - Social support/peer group for veterans and military members dealing with an operational stress injury as a result of service including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression * referrals to community resources and programs and services with Veterans Affairs and the Canadian Forces

Family Peer Support Network - Information and support network for family members of those with an occupational stress injury

Bereavement Peer Support Network - Support network for military members and veterans * 1-800-883-6094

Joint program of the Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada

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