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By Diana Ballon

Dalton Associates offers first responders two online courses — one on improving your relationship with a partner or spouse, and the other to support solutions for anger. Course material is provided through video, exercises, quizzes, checklists and written text that you can use on your own time, and be assured of complete confidentiality.

Couples course: Moving towards a stronger relationship

This course offers ways you can work to improve your relationship with your partner or spouse. The course consists of seven modules, and provides everything from practical examples to tips to consider when communicating with your partner, to ways to reconsider the

May 13, 2021

The priority of Dalton Associates and the Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program has been and continues to be the mental health and safety of those OPPA members who reach out for support.

In the late afternoon of Tuesday, May 11^th, 2021, we became aware of a serious situation involving Project Trauma Support that occurred in 2018. Project Trauma Support is a not-for-profit residential treatment program for First Responders experiencing occupational stress injuries and trauma. This program has been on Encompas’ roster of residential treatment programs since launching in March 2020.

We do not take these concerning allegations lightly. Encompas is committed to ensuring our members have access to

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program is proud to announce a new resource on our website for Encompas Members called Show Up for Our Heroes: A PTS Awareness Project. The project aims to amplify a message in support of First Responders and front-line mental wellness, and to support the recognition of the work of those on the front lines through acknowledgement of a National First Responder Day by the Federal Government.

About the Project

When doing your job means that you show up to assist during the worst times in people’s lives, no one is able to escape without some kind of mental or physical response. This project wants everyone to realize

April 6, 2021

About the New Member Client Portal

The Encompas Program was designed to minimize barriers and facilitate easy, streamlined access to quality mental health treatment by providing centralized, wrap-around care navigation and support. And, over the course of the Encompas Program’s first year, we are pleased to have helped several hundred OPPA Uniformed and Civilian Members and their families, connect with quality treatments for their mental health issues that we know has made a tremendous difference in the lives of many OPPA Members.

In keeping with our commitment to delivering ongoing quality program evolution, we are excited to launch a new and secure state-of-the-art Client Portal that has been

September 21, 2020 at 9:00am

Dalton Associates is pleased to announce our partnership with the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA) to provide members, families and retirees of the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA), and the OPP Commissioned Officers’ Association, with better access to mental health supports through the Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program.

This partnership will increase the number of mental health clinicians available and improve the way members access care. New technology, powered by Strata Health, will draw from the OPA’s robust database of care providers as well as the existing roster of care providers, rapidly and automatically matching police personnel with the best care based on unique needs

February 2, 2021 at 10:00am

To OPP Association Members, and our Partners:

Over the past several months, since the outset of the Encompas privacy breach in July of 2020, we have been committed to remedying the situation and remaining transparent and accountable to those who were affected.

We deeply value the positive and trusting relationship we feel fortunate to have built with Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) members and their families. We also recognize that the privacy breach caused some members to feel concerned about placing their trust in the Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program, which we sincerely regret. Upholding your confidence is one of our highest priorities, which is why

Public health authorities around the world are taking action to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. The Encompas program is joining the nation in the proactive response to COVID-19 by offering confidential, secure and easily accessible virtual mental health services. Use your phone, tablet or home computer to reach out and address some of the stress that comes with living in a world that is in the midst of surviving a pandemic. Our technology allows for the opportunity to receive essential services while still practicing physical social distancing.

The WHO has developed several mental health considerations