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Annual General Meeting 2022-2023

June 13, 2023

The Annual Meeting of the Corporation will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at the Youth Wellness Hub at the YMCA, 140 Durham Street, Sudbury. Financial statements will be presented and elections will be held. To register, please contact Monique Levesque: mlevesque@compassne.ca

Main office: 62 Frood Road, Suite 100, Sudbury

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Move to One Site

November 25, 2021

Compass is excited to announce that we have merged our Sudbury locations to one site. All Compass staff in the Sudbury area will operate out of our Frood Site (62 Frood Rd).

If you need child and youth mental health services, please call our toll free number, 1-800-815-7126 to access free mental health supports or visit https://www.compassne.ca/ for more information.

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Club Richelieu Sudbury Donates $10 000 to Compass!

November 19, 2021

Compass is excited to announce that on Monday, November 15, le Club Richelieu Sudbury donated $10 000 to the agency.

This donation signals le Club Richelieu Sudbury’s continued support of children, youth and families who are struggling with mental health. Previous donations allowed Compass to update our client spaces and purchase new material to support over 550 Francophone families.

Photo from right to left: Michel Démoré, Monique Levesque, Don Bourré, Linda Dugas and Gaetan Doucet

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Compass Receives the Bell Business Excellence Award

September 17, 2021

Last night, Compass was the recipient of the Bell Business Excellence Award in the Non Profit/Charity Excellence category!

We are honoured to be recognized for our commitment to the children, youth and families living with mental illness in our community. By working together, we are working with children, youth and families to support them in reaching their full potential.

Thank you to the Greater Sudbury Chamber Of Commerce for this amazing opportunity.

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COMPASS’S NEW AND IMPROVED MINDSPACE SERVICE

September 2, 2021

Effective Tuesday, September 7th, Compass will begin seeing mindSPACE walk-in service.

Clients looking to access the mindSPACE walk-in service can visit our Sudbury office at 62 Frood Road on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 – 6:30. If you are looking for to access mindSPACE in our rural site (Espanola, Little Current or Chapleau), please call our toll-free number 1-800-815-712 on Tuesdays and Thursday to speak with a mental health professional.

***Our Espanola site is not accepting walk-ins at this time. ***

We are continuing to offer Child and Youth Mental Health Services by phone or video conferencing. Please call our toll-free number 1-800-815-7126.

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Become a Board Member!

July 22, 2021

Compass’s Board of Directors is seeking qualified director candidates. We are seeking candidates that will be able to contribute their professional skills and personal experiences to help Compass enhance its purpose of working together to create paths with children, youth and families to reach their full potential. Click here to learn more.

To apply, please visit: https://www.compassne.ca/board_of_directors/

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June 2021: A Time to Pause and Reflect

June 30, 2021

As the month of June comes to an end, we celebrated diversity, equity and inclusion. We acknowledged colonialism as settlers and sat in circle with First Nations, Inuit and Metis neighbours on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. We raised the Pride flag – a rainbow of colours now including black and brown stripes, in solidarity with the 2slgtq+ communities.

June has also been a month deeply impacted by unspeakable and brutal acts of racism, intolerance and hate resulting in meticulously targeted deaths. We also mourned the lives of children found at former residential schools across Canada. These acts are a reminder of the work still left to be done to create a world where everyone has the same equal opportunity.

The road to achieve equality is hard but we must be willing to see, bear witness, listen, learn and most importantly act to deconstruct what is, to create what must be.

Together we can make a difference!

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Strategic Plan for 2021-2025

June 29, 2021

Compass is excited to announce the launch of our new Strategic Plan for 2021-2025!

The new plan is titled “Collaborate – Discover – Support” –  three key words that reflect not only the objectives that we will be working towards, but also the essence of the culture we as an organization willaspire to achieve over the course of this plan.

We would like to thank the youth, caregivers, community partners, staff and board members who were instrumental in shaping the future of Compass.

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Residential Schools in Canada

June 29, 2021

We mourn the discovery of a mass grave of 215 children found at a former residential school in Kamloops British Columbia and the most recent discovery of an additional 751 children in unmarked graves near the Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan.   We want to further acknowledge the findings of the 104 children found in Brandon, Manitoba, 38 children in Regina Saskatchewan, and 35 in Lestock, Saskatchewan.  This is a stark reminder of the dark realities that Indigenous people endured in Canada’s attempts to assimilate the Indigenous people of the lands.   The cultural genocide inflicted by Canada’s residential school system and the resulting intergenerational trauma experienced by residential school survivors and their families have left its mark to this day. The enactment of the ‘Indian Act’ and to ‘Kill [ ] the Indian in the Child’ declaration from John A Macdonald resulted in the horrific reality of innocent lives lost.

The first residential school opened in 1831 at the Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario, and last one to close was Gordon Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan in 1996. It is estimated that approximately 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were separated from their families, and forced to attend these schools, where at least one in every 50 of these students died.

We must acknowledge what this country, we call Canada, has done to the Indigenous people and how will we grasp hold of this truth and act to ensure it never happens again and look to the Indigenous people as partners in healing and reconciliation.

Sincerely,

Linda Dugas                                                                                   Iva McNair

Executive Director                                                                       Board President

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National Indigenous People’s Day

June 22, 2021

Today is National Indigenous People’s Day.

National Indigenous People’s Day was proclaimed on June 21, 1996. This day is the official day of celebration to recognize and honour the heritage, cultures and valuable contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis People in Canada. June 21 is also the day of summer solstice and the longest day of the year and has important symbolism for many Indigenous people.

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Compass Family Engagement Initiative Survey

May 6, 2021

Compass is currently developing a Family Engagement Initiative aimed at integrating the family voice in all we do.

Family engagement is an ongoing process that includes families as active decision makers and equal partners in service delivery at individual, organizational and system levels. When the family voice is imbedded into system initiatives, it not only increases community awareness, it also helps to reduce stigma around child and youth mental health.

In order to gain a better understanding of the current state of family engagement practices in our community, we have partnered with the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health who has developed a short survey aimed to guide our work in this area.

The survey should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete and will be open for 2 weeks. Please click on the link below to access the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8RL7HBN

We thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and experiences. If you have any questions, please contact engagement@compassne.ca.

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Compass Staff Redeployment

April 23, 2021

ATTENTION:

Due to increases in demand for our more intensive child and youth mental health services, Compass has made the following changes to our services.

Effective Monday, April 26th, and to meet the surging client demand for our more intensive services, mindSPACE will be reduced to 2 days a week only, on Tuesdays and Thursdays with no change in hours (8:30 AM to 6:30 PM). MindSPACE Sessions will be offered at the time the call is received and will no longer be scheduled for a later date. Clients who call mindSPACE on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays will be encouraged to call back on Tuesday and/or Thursday. These changes to the mindSPACE service delivery are necessary to build further capacity to service children, youth and families who need more intensive services.

If you require immediate assistance, please call the Crisis Intervention Services at Health Sciences North at 1-877-847-1101.

The changes above will be in effect from Monday, April 26th until June 30th however Compass will continue to monitor the situation and implement further changes as needed.

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Join the Sudbury and Manitoulin Parent Support Group.

February 12, 2021

PLEO – Parents’ Lifeline is teaming up with Compass, Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Rainbow District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon and Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario to offer even more support to parents of children and youth who are struggling with mental health challenges in the Sudbury and Manitoulin Districts

The virtual parent support sessions will start on February 16th and will run for five weeks. The sessions will consist of four groups – two in English and two in French with a maximum of 12 participants per group. Two Family Peer Supporters will facilitate the groups.

To learn more about PLEO, please visit: https://www.pleo.on.ca/.

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Family Day is Monday, February 15th!

February 12, 2021

This year, families will not have the opportunity to celebrate Family Day in the traditional ways. We want to remind everyone to stay connected with your loved ones by phone or video chat and to spend time enjoying the outdoors with your family. Spending time outdoors not only improves your physical health but also your mental health and brings families closer together.

Please stay safe and continue following physical distancing guidelines.

Please note, Compass will be closed Monday, February 15th including mindSPACE and will re-open on Tuesday, February 16th, with its regular hours. If you require assistance, please call the Crisis Intervention Services at Health Sciences North at 1-877-847-1101.

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Have your say in Compass’ next strategic plan!

January 6, 2021

Compass needs your help to inform our new strategic plan.  If you are a youth (12 and older) or caregiver who wants to have your voice heard, please register for one of our virtual focus groups: http://compassne.eventbrite.com

Participants will receive $25 for participating.

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Compass Holiday Hours

December 17, 2020

Please note, Compass will be closed on December 24th and 31st at 4:30PM, including mindSPACE. The agency will also be closed on Monday, December 28th. If you require assistance during the Holiday Season, please call the Crisis Intervention Services at Health Sciences North at 1-877-847-1101.

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Compass receives a $25,000 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund to support trauma training for caregivers of youth

September 24, 2020

Compass is happy to announce that we are the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund. The grant will support the expansion of Parent Psychoeducational Training Groups, which are evidence-informed groups for parents with youth who have experienced trauma and may be awaiting assessment or treatment in the Sudbury and Manitoulin area.

To learn more about the Parent Psychoeducational Training Groups, please call 1-800-815-7126.

To learn more about the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund, please visit www.Bell.ca/LetsTalk.

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COMPASS IS SEEING CLIENTS IN-PERSON, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

July 6, 2020

Reminder:

Compass is now seeing clients in-person, by APPOINTMENT ONLY. If you are looking for Child and Youth Mental Health Services, please call our toll-free number 1-800-815-7126. Walk-in’s will be not accepted.

We are continuing to offer our services by phone or video conferencing.

Click here for more information: https://compassne.ca/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/

COVID-19

COMPASS IS SEEING CLIENTS IN-PERSON, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

June 30, 2020

Effective July 6th, Compass will begin seeing clients in-person, by APPOINTMENTS ONLY.

At this time, if you are looking for Child and Youth Mental Health Services, please call our toll-free number 1-800-815-7126. Walk-in’s will be not accepted.

We are continuing to offer our services by phone or video conferencing.

Click here for more information: https://compassne.ca/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/

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If you or someone you know is in crisis or feeling overwhelmed, please contact Crisis Intervention Services – Health Sciences North. 24 hour hotline—365 days/year 1.877.841.1101

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MINDSPACE offers mental health services without an appointment for children and youth under 18.