Getting Appropriate Personal & Professional Supports (GAPPS) Program

• GAPPS Program is a collaborative program involving St. Joseph's Care Group, Canadian Mental Health Association (Thunder Bay Branch) and NorWest Community Health Centres.
• The purpose is to identify and respond to the unmet needs of a population of vulnerable persons with very serious, unstable and complex mental illness and addictions issues.
• Outreach workers engage with people who require, but do not appropriately access, health and social services.
• Assistance is provided in navigating health, mental health/addictions and social services including housing to improve overall health and well being of the target group.
• Brief clinical services are provided by an interdisciplinary team in a less formal setting.