Operational Stress Injury Social Support - Southwestern Ontario

Program:

Phone Numbers:

Peer Support: 905-572-4041 or 905-512-2497

Toll-Free:

1-800-883-6094

Website:

www.osiss.ca

Address:

c/o CAF TC London
54
701 Oxford Rd E
London, ON
N5Y 4T7

Intersection:

Adelaide St N and Oxford St E

Location:

London (Carling)

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Irregular

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

Service Description:

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

Fees:

Free

Application:

Call for appointment

Eligibility - Population(s) Served:

Canadian Forces members, veterans and their families

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)