Mental health and addictions in Toronto, Ontario
Ralph Chiodo - Art Therapy Program
Offered by Ralph Chiodo Family Immigrant Reception Centre
In short
Art Therapy is a non-threatening, non-intrusive vehicle that helps traumatized refugee children to symbolically fulfill their impulses, and to externalize the difficult and overwhelming feelings that they are forced to deal with.
- Hours
- Wednesday: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Who it is for
- Children, Families, Newcomers and immigrants, Refugees; Newcomer (arrived within 5 years), Immigrant (arrived over 5 years ago), Refugee claimant, Convention refugee, Family with children, Children (4-12)
- What it helps with
- Help with drinking or drugs, Help in my language, Help with my mental health, Making and creating, People who get me, Help for my family, My culture and roots, Faith and spiritual practice, Rest and recreation, A fresh start
- Cost and access
- Free
- Where
- 100 Lippincott St, Toronto, ON M5S 2P1
- How to reach
- Contact through Ralph Chiodo Family Immigrant Reception Centre: (416) 922-6688 · reception@costi.org · Website
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About this service
Art Therapy is a non-threatening, non-intrusive vehicle that helps traumatized refugee children to symbolically fulfill their impulses, and to externalize the difficult and overwhelming feelings that they are forced to deal with. By recreating in drawings what they have seen, children project their trauma into their artwork, and gain control over it while maintaining a comfortable distance. It is this creative process that relaxes their defenses, and provides a direct access to what they have been suppressing. Through the Art Therapy Program offered at COSTI's Ralph Chiodo Family Immigrant Reception Centre, these traumatized children are provided with a lifeline the opportunity to work through their pain and fear, and get a second chance at childhood.
Who can use it?
refugee children between the ages of 2 and 18 years of age, staying at COSTI's Ralph Chiodo.
When is it open?
Ralph Chiodo - Art Therapy Program is open Wednesday: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
How do I get in touch?
Call (416) 922-6688, email reception@costi.org, or use the website.
Listed in Toronto, Ontario.
100 Lippincott St, Toronto, ON M5S 2P1
100 Lippincott St, Toronto, ON M5S 2P1Toronto, Ontario
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