Harrison House

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There are currently no vacancies at Harrison House. Please check back at a later date.

What is Harrison House?

Harrison House is a transitional, eight-bed, co-ed rehabilitative housing program for people with a diagnosed mental illness. The purpose of the program is to support people to develop life skills that empower and support their independence. The program is designed to be goal-oriented to support individuals with their mental health recovery.

Harrison House programming includes: social recreation, house meetings, psycho-educational groups, and life skills groups.

Social Recreation: weekly groups of arts and crafts, baking, cooking, hiking, board games, knitting, and more.

House Meetings: weekly meetings to compete chores as a group and talk about any concerns, questions, or comments about the house as a group.

Psycho-Educational Groups: weekly groups that are geared towards the needs of the house. This includes groups on boundaries, anxiety, social connectedness, journaling, and more.

Life Skills: housekeeping, laundry, cooking, meal prep, time management, selfcare, etc.

Rental agreements are time-limited (maximum two years) as the program is geared towards the transition to independent living.

It is important to note that the Harrison House program is an independent program and is not staffed 24/7. Applicants should be aware that the program criteria consists of:

• 16 years of age or older
• Diagnosed mental illness
• Willing to participate in all aspects of programming
• Medication compliant
• No mobility issues (as the house is not fully accessible)
• Able to get along well with others
• Able to work toward eventual independence

Contact Us

Call:  705-328-2704

E-mail:  HarrisonHouse@cmhahkpr.ca

Funding

This program is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.