Portage welcomes men and women of 18 years and older who are addicted to drugs, alcohol or medication and who suffer from a chronic psychotic disorder (Axis 1 diagnosis).
The residential program is approximately 6 months, depending on the individual’s needs, followed by a stay of 6 months to 2 years in a supervised apartment.
Portage’s MICA program has been made possible through the collaboration and the contributions of the EJLB Foundation and the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec. Clients only pay the accommodation costs.
The MICA Program is located in Montreal. Phone number: 514 935-3431
It is a bilingual program with services offered in English and in French.
Admission to the program is voluntary. An interview is conducted prior to admission, during which the client’s needs and readiness are evaluated. It also gives the potential client a chance to visit the centre to get a better idea about the environment and the services that are offered.
Please contact the centre for more information.
No. Referrals to the program can be made by the clients themselves, their families or guardians, social service agencies, hospitals, community resources, courts, schools, and other treatment providers. The client must, however, have a medical team who will remain involved throughout the treatment process.
Requests for family visits can begin after the resident has been at Portage for at least three weeks. During the fourth week, family members can visit the resident for 6 hours on Portage's premises. Following this initial visit, residents can leave the centre for 6 or 12 hours visits with their family every two weeks, accompanied by a more senior resident, until the resident reaches a certain level in their therapy where they are granted 24 hour visits with their families, without an accompanying resident.
The family visit schedule is subject to change, at the discretion of the resident’s caseworker.