Getting Started
Connections Program
Our Connections Program offers the support of our Care Navigators beginning right after assessment. Your Care Navigator will meet with you and provide you with support for up to a year after you have completed our program.
The Care Navigator:
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Assists in helping you get started and supported in Monarch
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Connects with any medical and legal professionals necessary for your admission
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Provides family support when needed
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Will provide support up to 6 months after you complete a program
Multifunction Bed Program
This program is a non-acute substance withdrawal/stabilization program with a maximum 30-day stay. We accept individuals 16 years and older who are seeking help with maintaining their sobriety and need a safe environment to stabilize prior to, during and after attending a live-in, abstinent based program.
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We do not accept individuals who are in acute withdrawal, nor do we accept individuals who have medical conditions or have psychiatric needs that exceed our capacity
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Referrals will be screened and must complete an assessment to ensure inclusion criteria is met and that we have the capacity to meet their needs
Women’s Programs
Women’s Treatment
Our 5-week Women’s Treatment Program allows you to explore your recovery and educate yourself, empowering you to live a life of sobriety.
This is an abstinence-based live-in program for individuals aged 16 years and older. It is structured and intensive, and includes group therapy, individual counselling, life skills, psychoeducational groups, and self-help meetings to support you with your recovery goals.
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Rolling admissions with intakes every Monday
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6-months of aftercare/follow up is available through our Connections Program Care Navigator
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A 2-year aftercare/follow up program is available for Indigenous people through our NNADAP Addiction Counsellor
Women's Aftercare and Community Program
Our Women’s After Care Program allows you the opportunity to use your newfound knowledge of recovery-based living and practice living life on life’s terms. We provide supportive housing in shared living accommodations for 4 to 8 months. These spaces are staffed 5 days a week, and each resident is responsible for their own food, rent, and clothing.
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Rent is adjusted to your income to make sure it’s affordable
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All aftercare programming is compulsory for residents
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Residents can access any or all of the programs, including 1-on-1 counselling and group sessions
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Residents must not be under the influence of any substance when on Monarch property
Men's Programs
Men’s Recovery Home
The Men’s Recovery Program provides support, empowerment and assistance in learning the 12 steps, finding a sponsor, setting up your home group, and learning life skills and daily living while staying in a safe and supportive home.
This program welcomes individuals 16 years and older who are homeless or have an unsafe living environment, with substance use issues, who demonstrate a commitment to change their lifestyle, and who have been detoxified from substances for at least 72 hours. The length of stay in our recovery home is up to 6 months.
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We provide service plans specific to your needs
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We offer weekly life skills groups, Indigenous teachings, and self-help groups
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All participants take part in household maintenance, chores, group activities and volunteering opportunities and must be committed to maintaining their sobriety
Men’s Day Treatment
Our 6-week Men’s Treatment Program allows you to explore your recovery, educate yourself, and empowers you to live a life of sobriety. This intensive day treatment program is for individuals aged 16 years and older who want to address their substance use issues and learn effective coping strategies to be successful in their recovery.
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The program runs 10AM-3PM Monday to Friday, with lunch provided
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Participants work with an assigned Addiction Counsellor and attend therapeutic and informational group sessions relating to substance use and life issues
Men's Aftercare and Community Program
Our Men's Aftercare Program allows you to continue to work on the goals that you set in MRH. We provide supportive housing in shared living accommodations for 6 months. Staff are there to support you 5 days a week and there is access to on-call during off hours.
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Rent is adjusted to your income to make sure it’s affordable
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All aftercare programming is compulsory for residents
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Residents can access any or all of the programs, including 1-on-1 meetings and group sessions
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Residents must not be under the influence of any substance when on Monarch property
Indigenous Aftercare
National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP)
Our Indigenous Aftercare Program is funded through Health Canada, specifically through the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP). With this funding, we are able to have an Indigenous Addiction Counsellor on staff in our Women’s Treatment Program. She supports individuals during treatment and follows up with them for 2 years post treatment.
Supportive Housing Programs
Addiction Supportive Housing
Our ASH program is a harm reduction based program for individuals who are 18 years or older. It provides substance use assessment, in-home counselling, education, and harm reduction methods of treatment. Your Case Manager will help you set goals in your recovery and support you to meet them.
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There are no self-referrals for this program and we only accept referrals when there are available units. An individual must be homeless or at risk of homelessness to qualify.
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A rent supplement subsidy is attached to case management to help ensure residents maintain tenancy
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Offers advocacy and basic needs support as well as referrals to other community services
Community Program
PPOP: Pregnancy/Parenting Outreach Program
Our Pregnancy/Parenting Outreach Program is a harm-reduction program for women who are pregnant, as well as individuals who are parenting children under 6 years of age. We provide substance use assessment, in-home counselling, education, and harm reduction methods of treatment. You will work closely with a Case Manager who will assist you in setting goals and support you to achieve them.
This program also includes:
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Basic needs support
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Early childhood development support
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Advocacy with legal matters, health services, child welfare agencies and other community resources
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Facilitates referrals to other community services
Camp Programs
Camp Easy Does It
Camp "Easy Does It" offers an opportunity for participants of the men’s programs to go to camp for 5 days during the months of June to September.
We also use this space to host the H.E.R. Program (Harmonizing and Enriching Recovery) for women who are 6 months or more post-program, which runs once a summer for a week.
Our camp property was originally donated to Rockhaven (pre-Monarch Recovery Services) in 1977 and became the property of Monarch in 2014. Our camp programs are entirely funded by donations and fundraising, which means we have a lot of generous individuals to thank for being able to run this program since 1977!
If you want to make a huge difference in people’s lives, learn more about making a monetary donation or donating items to support programming like this.
Camp Easy Does it includes:
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Accommodates 6 clients
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Life skills coaching
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2 self-help meetings weekly
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1 hour of group work 4 times per week
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An attendant on site at all times
