ConnexOntario works to help women through every phase of life by connecting them with addiction and mental health community supports and services.
When a woman needs help, there are barriers that may hinder her from reaching out. The societal pressure put upon today’s women can inhibit them from getting appropriate care.
These pressures are everywhere, from subconsciously engrained biases to outward-facing barriers. For example, sometimes the fear of being perceived as a bad parent may stop a woman from seeking professional mental health or addiction treatment. Women are impacted by societal expectations, beauty standards, and may feel too ashamed to ask for help. Women are also more likely have their feelings or symptoms dismissed by health care professionals.
Plus, a woman’s experience is also impacted by their age, racial background, sexual orientation, and more. Therefore, there’s a great need for women-focused services that take these many factors into account.
Compassionate, personalized assistance
ConnexOntario is heeding the call – they’re helping women in Ontario get connected with services that is uniquely catered to their needs. An information referral helpline, they ensure that any person can get access to the appropriate support they require.
Women are impacted by societal expectations, beauty standards, and may feel too ashamed to ask for help. Women are also more likely have their feelings or symptoms dismissed by health care professionals.
With services that are confidential and covered by OHIP, ConnexOntario maintains a centralized focus on community support and care. This is reflected in their database, which is a compilation of organizations with whom they have built personal partnerships. By working in collaboration with many local operators, they put callers in touch with resources that are close by and accessible, provide basic education about addiction or mental health, and offer support.
When someone calls the helpline, they can be connected to support that’s specific to their individual situation. In fact, their database includes more than 1013 addiction and mental health programs that are specialized to the needs of women.
Wide-ranging resources
Some resources for women may include support for postpartum depression, transitional housing options, addiction or withdrawal support, and more. There are approximately 80 community-based substance abuse treatment options for women in the database.
There are also services specialized towards supporting pregnant and parenting women. These include prenatal mental health services, early child development programs in substance use categories, and many other mental health and addiction services that support the different phases of a woman’s life.
ConnexOntario is giving women of all ages the tools to thrive throughout every stage of life. By providing individualized care to anyone who reaches out to them for help with mental health or addiction, they are committed to uplifting women and their respective communities across the province.
Learn more at connexontario.ca.
