Hope lives here
in the HART of Lambton

Ontario Opens Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hub in Lambton County

The Ontario government is expanding access to high-quality mental health and addictions care with the launch of a new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub in Lambton County. This is part of the province’s almost $550 million investment to open 28 HART Hubs across Ontario to protect the safety of children and families, while improving access to recovery and treatment services for people facing housing instability, mental health and substance use challenges.

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Lambton’s HART (Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment) Hub represents a new day for compassionate, coordinated and community-centred care for the most marginalized in our county. Through a network of caring and trusted health and social service partners working with a “no wrong door” approach, the Lambton HART Hub will provide access to primary care, mental health and addiction treatment, housing supports, and employment assistance to individuals who face complex barriers in accessing care. It means new pathways and solutions for stabilization and recovery that help break harmful cycles and increase overall community health and prosperity.

Centralized Location & MobileCare Outreach

A Place to Start

Individuals who need a diverse set of supports can access assessments, connections and essential resources, all in one place, including:

  • Health services
  • Basic needs and income supports
  • Housing case management
  • Intensive mental health supports
  • Employment services
  • Court outreach
  • Indigenous care and culturally-appropriate support
  • Connection to addiction services and recovery support

Transitional Recovery
Beds

A Place to Continue Your Recovery

Individuals who need long-term addiction recovery supports are eligible for up to an 18 month stay that include access to these programs and services:

  • Primary care nurse practitioner
  • Physician to monitor
  • Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) therapy
  • Substance use services for clients and their families
  • 24-hour care to support mental health and addictions
  • Family programming focusing on recovery

Supportive
Housing

A Place to Stay Safely & Sustainably

Individuals experiencing homelessness who require different levels of housing support can access:

  • Housing case management
  • Life skills
  • Food security
  • Community connections
  • Rent geared to income
  • Landlord engagement

Creating Enhanced Solutions &
Building New Pathways – Together

Our integrated model focuses on the right supports for each individual journey in an approach that is:

  • Compassionate – using a person-first, low barrier model, inclusive, focused on dignity
  • Centralized – offering one door to multiple pathways of support
  • Coordinated – powered by a network of trusted service delivery partners
  • Consistent – offering a roster of standardized supports available to all
  • Community-based – with an array of services offered here at home and designed to
    meet the needs of our local marginalized populations

The HART Hub is powered by a network of trusted local partners that are working together in new ways to deliver enhanced services and supports: