Shé:kon,

Each year, KSCS coordinates the annual Spirit of Wellness Campaign during the month of November, and we have been given the honor of taking on the role as this year’s coordinators.  We would like to extend our heartfelt invitations to all of you in the community to take part in the many events that have been coordinated by this year’s committee.  We would also like to take the opportunity to thank all of our partners for their dedication and hard work towards making this year’s campaign a great success.

Skennen kowa,

The Spirit of Wellness is a global month long campaign that is designed to mobilize Kahnawa'kehró:non to address health and social issues affecting the community.

The campaign encourages community members, organizations, schools and businesses to come up with and coordinate innovative activities that are positive, fun and healthy.

It is an opportunity and a great way for staff from community organizations to partner with each other, the community, with family and friends.

Environmental Health Services (EHS) activities primarily concentrate on identifying, monitoring and mitigating health hazards in the physical environment.

This responsibility has been divided into the following concentration areas:

• Water quality Monitoring
• Waste Disposal
• Food Safety Inspections
• Health Hazard Investigations
• Indoor Air Quality/Mold Investigations
• Communicable Disease Interventions
• Building Safety (Private & Public)
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Emergency Preparedness

This is a list of topics we are currently prepared to offer as groups on an “as needed” basis” with sufficient amount of people and client preparedness

• Sexual Abuse Survivor
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
• Parenting Teens
• How To Talk So Kids Will Listen
• Sensitivity Skills
• Abusive Relationship
• Moon Ceremonies
• Grief Support Group (Death and Loss)
• Divorce and Separation
• Pregnancy Loss Support Grp.

KSCS Prevention based initiative whose primary goals are to provide information and education to individuals and community organizations, by providing trainings and support regarding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), healthy sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and suicide awareness.

Shakotisnien:nens- Support Counselors

One on one counseling

Individual counseling offered to clients where by a service plan is developed to offer support to various individual issues. Some areas: stress management, depression, anxiety, self esteem etc. Support can be given through traditional approaches as well as more contemporary delivery methods

Crisis Intervention

To support individual with support of listening, talking, sharing immediate issues. Able to respond to crisis immediately in the community

Couple and Family Counseling

To provide counseling services to couples and their families. To provide a safe and comfortable environment for Kahnawa’kehró:non.

Anger management

Individual anger management sessions provided to help support and provide guidance to individuals. In collaboration with Support services, is provided as individual need or group basis (as needed).

Prenatal Workshops This parenting component provides and promotes programs and services which will enhance parenting skills for Kahnawa’kehró:non mothers and fathers. Parenting Teens Workshop This workshop will provide skills and tools to parents on a weekly basis. Delivered by parenting workers. Parent-Infant Interactive Workshops These workshops promote parent-child interaction through activities that stimulate development and build self-esteem as well as; it will generate parent-discussions, baby massage, presentations, parent-child exercise, snack time, tenderness time, arts and crafts, and singing songs are some of the planned activities. Nobody’s Perfect This six to eight week program is for parents with children 0-6 years old. A series of booklets are provided for parents. This program offers interactive and experiential learning exercise, and fun activities.

Is a prevention workshop that provides participants the skills to identify different drug categories, It also offers solutions for prevention/ interventions.

Is a Community Campaign designed to educate the community on Drinking and Driving.  It also encourages community to take back responsibility for making our roads safer by reporting suspected DUI drivers.

Is designed to promote responsible drinking and to keep drivers under the influence off our roads  at the same time encourages Kahnawake organizations and businesses to offer designated driver program.