If you are a First Nations person with status, it is your inherent right to have access to mental health services
Eligibility for NIHB?
To be an eligible client of the NIHB program provided by Noorelhuda, an individual must be a resident of Ontario, Canada, and one of the following:
A registered Indigenous person according to the Indian Act
An Inuk registered by an Inuit land claim organization
What Is Covered?
An eligible client can receive up to 22 hours of mental health services annually for individual therapy
Additional hours in the same 12 month period may be provided with a possibility for extension
What Will Be Required?
A status card to access NIHB counseling
How Many Sessions?
Coverage for 1-hour of mental health services for 22 sessions with a possibility for an extension
