Ontario Aboriginal HIV AIDS Strategy (OAHAS)

The Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy aims to provide culturally respectful and sensitive programs and strategies to respond to the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic among Aboriginal Peoples in Ontario, through promotion, prevention, long-term care, treatment and support initiatives consistent with harm reduction principles.

OAHAS offers the following support services:
SUPPORT SERVICES
Pre & post-test counselling
Health & HIV/AIDS treatment information & referrals
Support relating to HIV/AIDS discrimination issues, including referrals to legal supports
Assistance in accessing food, clothing and shelter
Assistance in obtaining and/or replacing identification
Access to traditional medicines & supports
Advocacy
Assistance to & from appointments
Family support
Grief counselling

Phone: 1 (800) 743-8851
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Fees: Free
Hours: Toronto 10am-5pm Sudbury 8am-4pm Sault Ste. Marie 10am-5pm Thunder Bay 9am-4pm
Languages: English
Regions Served: All of Ontario, Algoma, Greater Sudbury, Middlesex, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto
Type of Service: Addictions/Harm Reduction, Education/Workshops, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Sexual Health
Closed Identity-Specific Groups: Indigenous, Open to All Genders and Sexualities

Access

Physically Accessible to Wheelchairs and Mobility Devices: Unsure
Accessible Washrooms: Unsure
Gender-neutral Washrooms: Unsure
Scent-free / Low Scent: Unsure
ASL: No ASL
Childcare: No
Food: N/A
Transit Reimbursements: N/A
Alcohol: No