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We believe we can take better care of each other and build a stronger community that cares for each other. 

Read the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan

Find out how the City is working with community partners to improve the safety, health, and well-being of Ottawa residents.

Locate Mental Health Resources in our Community

Our newly launched interactive map shows locations and basic details about Mental Health Resources for neighbourhoods in our community.

Learn about the Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response (ANCHOR)

Anchor is a community-led, non-police, non-emergency service that supports people aged 16 and older in Centretown experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis.

Transforming Mental Health and Substance Use Crisis Response in Ottawa

Step 1:

Stakeholder Mapping

Identify which diverse communities are impacted by the issues

Step 2:

Established a reference group of people with lived and living experience

Share insights from the much-needed critical lens
of lived experience

Step 3:

Community Engagement

Identify which diverse communities are impacted by the issues

Step 4:

Research

Examine what other cities are doing to address mental health and substance use crisis response

Step 5:

Strategy development

Develop recommendations and actions based on consultation feedback

Step 6:

Business case

Provide a cost-benefit analysis of and justification for the recommended pilot

Step 7:

Call to Action

Get involved

Ottawa Guiding Council: Discover our Journey

Read more about the process that resulted in the formation of the Ottawa Guiding Council

Contact Us

815, boulevard St Laurent
Suite 107, Ottawa, Ontario

Canada, K1K 3A7
guidingcouncil@cesoc.ca
613-304-8330

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