Focus: Substance Abuse
The New Beginnings Circle, a traditional addictions support group for Indigenous men, will explore the issues of self-care, healthy lifestyles and addictions using both Indigenous and Western teachings. Dinner is provided.
Focus: Mental Health
Wabano's Mental Health Walk-in Counselling is a counselling service for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit individuals. It offers same day short-term mental health/wellness support for individuals and/or their family. The Walk-in Counselling is unique because it is a client centred, strength-based, culturally safe and collaborative approach to counselling Indigenous people. It incorporates Traditional and Western approaches to healing.
Focus: Mental Health
This client-centred program provides holistic and culturally relevant services to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities. Individual, couple and family counselling is offered to support Indigenous children, youth, and families on their path to healing and wellness.
Focus: Mental Health
Provides consumer-centred culturally relevant outreach support responding to individuals' needs, including assessment, referral, case management, follow-up, advocacy, crisis intervention, ongoing support, networking and liaising with community agencies.
Focus: Substance Abuse
Provides consumer-centred culturally relevant smoking cessation program which takes into account traditional teachings on Tobacco.
Focus: Substance Abuse
This program offers comprehensive assessment, treatment readiness, case management, individual and group addictions counselling, crisis intervention, medical withdrawal management, and post-treatment follow-up for individuals with substance use or dependency.
Focus: Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Focus: Mental Health, Substance Abuse
The Indigenous Pathways to Wellness Program provides advocacy on behalf of urban First Nation, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) communities, creates pathways for Indigenous youths and their families to access mental health and addictions supports, and educates Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations on best practices related to culturally-specific services. The program ensures equitable, culturally appropriate, and accessible services for Indigenous children, youth, and their families.
Focus: Mental Health
The Family System Navigation program provides assessment for families and individuals who need support navigating the health care and mental health systems in Ottawa. Based on the assessment, these families will be referred to appropriate services, including internal and external mental health and addictions services, primary care, housing and other programs to address the social determinants of health and promote healthy living of Indigenous families.
Focus: Mental Health
The Hospital Services Navigator ensures the transition is seamless and the right community, and ensures professional and cultural supports are in place to maximize wellness and health of the individual. Case management related functions are provided including: establishing therapeutic relationships, assessment and referrals, providing cultural supports and crisis intervention, assertive outreach, as well as cultural competency education and advocacy.
Focus: Mental Health
This program, led by community elders, traditional teachers and service providers, provides participants with the opportunity to learn and explore Indigenous culture. The program offers drumming circles, craft activities, and traditional teaching. Snacks are provided.
Focus: Mental Health
This program provides educational and cultural workshops on various traditional teachings.
Focus: Substance Abuse
Women will explore their own individual recovery path and healing by learning: self-care strategies; holistic approach to living a life of sobriety; communication styles; personal relapse triggers; healthy relationships and boundaries.