TALK NOW Clinic

The Talk Now Mental Health and Addictions Virtual Clinic is a Peterborough Ontario Health Team initiative. It is a clinic developed and operated in partnership with 7 community partner agencies:  Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), Peterborough Youth Services, Four Counties Addiction Services team, Kinark Child and Family Services, Canopy Support Services, the Peterborough Family Health Team and CMHA HKPR. The clinic offers barrier-free, timely access to mental health and addictions support, including single-session therapy and services provided by Nurse Practitioners. Please note that Nurse Practitioner services are available only to patients who do not currently have a primary care provider. Clients may access the clinic as often as they need and may be assisted to connect with longer-term services where indicated. Single session therapy is a therapeutic model that supports clients to work through a presenting issue and develop a plan within the session, but clients may access this therapy numerous times. Although located in various agencies and physical locations, the staff working in “Talk Now” operate as a virtual team and regularly meet to work through logistical details and participate in clinical supervision. The clinic is overseen by the Steering Committee made up of senior leaders of the participating agencies.