This is the second highest number of calls in a year since the Samaritans were contracted to provide crisis line services for this region. Twenty-three percent of the callers indicated thoughts of suicide. The SPP is coordinated by one full time staff person. The CSP is an outreach support service for those suffering from the effects of mental illness. The various components of the program work to meet each individual's needs enabling them to live as independently as possible in the community and to prolong periods between hospitalizations.
Support is provided in a multitude of ways and means.
Most important is finding a way to meet the needs of the consumer. Typically our work involves ensuring that the consumer's basic needs of food, clothing and shelter are met. Additionally, we provide advocacy, social support, therapeutic communication, assessment, trustee services, transportation, encouragement and other services. The majority of these people were female and in the age category 18 to 44 years. The Sexual Abuse Recovery Program has been discontinued at the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Southeast Region office.