A new service is available in the Dryden area to help children, youth and families cope with today’s challenges.
Manitoba-based Inspire Community Outreach has hired a new Clinician to service our area.
Inspire Chief Executive Officer and Director of Clinical Services Angela Taylor talks about their program.
“We specialize in filling social services gaps and supporting the mental health of individuals who need it. There’s lots of folks who have really great care and there’s some folks who don’t yet have good care. So just trying to be adaptive and support those folks.”
Inspire supports families that include children and youth who have a diagnosed disability, as well as those without a diagnosed disability.
This includes children with all types of differences, like behavioural challenges, ADHD, anxiety, and Autism.
Taylor says they offer various support through advocacy, assessments, counselling, education and programming.
She notes their programs assist children aged 3-29, whose needs are not currently being met through existing social services and mental health systems.
Taylor says the new Clinician is “seeing families and she has seen caregivers and children and supporting them. Learn practical knowledge about how to make it easier in their life and have a bit more ease.”
The non-profit agency provides evidence and culturally informed, family-centered education and programming, designed to meet the needs of those living with mental health issues and neurological/cognitive differences.
Taylor says anyone can reach out for assistance at anytime.
“We have our specialists who do our intakes every single week. You don’t need a diagnosis. You don’t need someone else to refer you, you can refer yourself, and there’s no wait list.”
Inspire consults with you at no cost and the fee structure for services is discussed during the intake process.
Taylor stresses no one is turned away and they work with families to ease any potential financial burdens.
She notes their new clinicians have various specializations including grief, disability, anxiety, neurological diversities like autism, and learning differences like dyslexia.
Assessments and supports are being done virtually right now because of COVID-19 and Taylor hopes to offer face-to-face care in the new year.
For more information visit https://inspirecommunityoutreach.ca/
You can also email info@InspireCommunityOutreach.ca or call (204) 996-1547.
