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Severe distress leads to employment difficulties: counselling By Christina Commissoselling is not usually But Jewett said statis-Drug and Prevention most people dont stay Personal problems willMetroland West Media Groupenough when a person is tics show theres a far Treatment) for concur-on social assistance for-be barriers to employment experiencing severe lev-greater need in Halton.rent disorder programs.ever, said Jewett.unless some relief isThe vast majority of Ontarioels of distress. But it can Regional staff, howev-In total the Region is Its a temporary rough Works (OW) clients experiencebe helpful and it is a great er, say the need is being found.providing $300,000 on period and many of the severe distress that leads to diffi-start, as demonstrated, met.mental health support.people we see will get culties finding employment,said Jewett.According to Haltons Anyone of us can fall beyond this if they have Susan Jewett, Burlingtonaccording to a Halton-based coun-With the $75,000 director of social services, on hard timesBut the proper support.Counselling and Family Servicesselling agency.BCFS receives from the on top of the funding Susan Jewett of BurlingtonRegion for OW counsel-provided to BCFS, Counselling and Family Servicesling, the agency sees 60 $225,000 is funded to (BCFS) told Halton Regions healthto 70 individuals.ADAPT (Halton Alcohol, per cent said they lack interest in and social services committeethings, 88 per cent have trouble Experience The Great Outdoors!about the strong relation betweenfalling or staying asleep. financial and mental distress dur-Thirty per cent of those sur-ing a recent presentation.veyed have thoughts of ending The agency receives fundingtheir life and only 24 per cent from the Region to provide OW reported being satisfied with their clients with free short-term coun-life. selling (up to 20 sessions). JewettPersonal problems will be bar-said 83 per cent of those on OW riers to employment unless some European Engineering Combinedreport experiencing severe dis-relief is found, said Jewett.WithTraditionalWorkmanshiptress.After completing the counsel-Is it any wonder that they faceling program, five per cent of cli-barriers to employment? They areents made a full recovery, 47 per much more likely to have multi-cent are still experiencing some ple and significant stressors thatlevels distress, but its not consid-interfere with their ability to par-ered severe, and 47 per cent feel ticipate in training, job readinessbetter, but theyre still experienc-Building on theprograms, or employment, sheing severe distress.Brightest Ideas Around Glasssaid.No one reported feeling MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS worse.www.cobblestonembers.caOf the clients surveyed, 100 perWe need to be realistic and 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE cent of those suffering with severe905.849.0266acknowledge that short-term coun-ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905-337-2066distress reported feeling blue, 8919 Friday, April 29, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com