Until no one struggles alone,your help saves lives.
We’re here to provide the first steps to recovery.
If you are concerned for the wellbeing of someone, call the Social
Diversion team between 7am and 7pm, 7 days a week.
If you are concerned for the wellbeing of someone who is:
- Experiencing a mental health or medical (non-emergency) crisis
- Intoxicated or otherwise impaired
- Requiring transport to appropriate services (i.e. a shelter)
- Requiring social services (i.e. connecting individuals to housing, health or community supports)
- Likely to come to harm without intervention
What will the Social Diversion team do?
The Social Diversion team will respond to non-emergency calls for people in distress. Our trained team members can provide the following:
- Transportation to a partner organization that can provide clothing, blankets, meals, person care items, etc.
- Supportive conversation and warm transfers to appropriate services.
- First Aid or connection to harm reduction supplies
- Connection to appropriate cultural supports
Who we are helping
We serve 6 types of people at Safe Harbour:
mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters
Mothers who ache for their children and grandchildren.
Fathers that live with the knowledge they aren’t supporting their families.
Brothers and sisters who have to stay away from each other, or watch helplessly as the spiral of addiction, homelessness and poverty tear them apart.
How do you turn your son or daughter away at a time when it looks like they need you so much? How do you love them when their behaviours are so unlovable? How do you help them when you don’t understand?
We can help. You’re not alone.
It’s not just the individual experiencing the addiction that we support. Safe Harbour stands beside these families and offers them resources and support as they keep that thread of connection to their loved ones however they can.
