Did you know that last year, over 80,000 Canadian teenagers used prescription drugs to get high, even though they can be very dangerous?
When used properly, prescription drugs can help. But, there are many dangerous and unpredictable side effects associated with abusing prescription drugs including addiction, overdose and death.Teens are especially vulnerable because their bodies and minds are still developing. It can damage a them for life.
Kahnawake community group Connecting Horizons will be holding a community information session to present findings of a Report entitled Supporting Individuals With Special Needs and Their Families which looks at services provided in Kahnawake.
Events have been added to the November calendar, part of Spirit of Wellness month!! Click on the calendar icon top left to find out more!! Please consult each event for more information or information about registering for the event.
Click for a back to school message for families from KSCS!
Social Networking Dangers: A presentation by Terry Cutler, ethical hacker, has been added to the October calendar. Please click on the link or on the calendar icon top left to find out more.
Information about the October Tehontatró:ris event has been added to the calendar. The topic is an introduction to the DBT Multi-Family Skills Training Program for adolescents with Cluster B traits with presenters from the Douglas Institute. Click on the calendar at top left to find out more.
The October newsletter has been uploaded. You can find it under the Resources menu, under Newsletters. Please note, if you want a printed copy of the newsletter, you can find them at the Kahnawake Services Complex in the front entrance area.
Connecting Horizons group would like to inform the community that they commissioned a community needs assessment examining ways in which to better support individuals with special needs and their families living in Kahnawake.
Upcoming events have been added to the calendar. Click on the calendar icon on the top left for information about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday closure and information about the Super Dads/Super Kids program (beginning this month) and the Mental Health First Aid training coming up in November.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued an updated food recall warning to include Marc Angelo brand Smoked Prosciutto Speck due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product. For more information, please go to the CFIA website.
Information about the Labour Day closure has been added to the calendar. Please consult the calendar for information on how to access emergency services during the holiday. KSCS Will resume normal work hours on Tuesday, September 2nd.
Kahnawake – August 23, 2014, since the second community meeting held on July 16, 2014 to determining the future direction of community drama programming, Kahnawake Shakotiia'takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) has had two meetings with the Turtle Island Theatre Volunteer Fundraising Committee (TITVFC). These meetings have allowed for the re-building of a working relationship between both parties and are developing into a memorandum of understanding.
Kahnawake Shakotiia'takehnhas Community Services is currently without a full-time Clinical Psychologist and is operating with a part-time Clinical Psychologist
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for MaraNatha and Trader Joe's brands almond butters and peanut butters due to Salmonella. Please click on this item to find out more or visit the CFIA website for more information.
The August/September issue of Aionkwatakari:teke has been added to the website.
Date: Thursday, August 14th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: The Legion
A BODY SCAN Can Save Your Life!
At first glance it sounds like it might be a good idea, however...
The attached video illustrates positive social media usage.
The CASE WORKER (YOUTH PROTECTION) job posting has been extended to July 16, 2014 @ 4:00p.m.
Please note there is a special July session of Tehontatró:ris. The session will be held on Thursday, July 31 and will be on emotional freedom techniques with Kelly Roughton from the Association for the Advancement of Meridian Energy Techniques. Please click on the calendar to find out more. NOTE: there is no Tehontatró:ris scheduled for August.
Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services will be hosting a second community meeting to discuss the future direction of KSCS Drama in Kahnawake. All interested Kahnawa’keró:non are invited and encouraged to participate in these discussions.
Food Recall Warning - Saint-Benoît-du-Lac brand Le Moutier Ripened Firm Goat Cheese recalled due to a toxin produced by Staphylococcus bacteria. Please click for more information or go to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website.
KSCS had registered a domain name kahnawakesuicideprevention.org in the past and has since moved all the content from that domain name to the current kscs.ca domain name.
The June 2014 newsletter has been uploaded. You can access it under the Resources menu item at the top. The issue includes articles on the popular Where the Creek Runs Clearer youth group and the Super Dads/Super Kids program. We also have articles celebrating MAD Group's and Our Gang's anniversaries, some advice on safe tanning, using traditional values to encourage healthy values and safer environments, and an article on the First Nations Regional Adult Education Center.
Copies of the newsletter are also available downstairs in the lobby of the Services Building.
Kahnawake, June 5, 2014 – Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services is forwarding the Montreal Health Agencies warning concerning overdoses linked to street-drug use in and around Montreal. There have been 28 cases including 15 deaths by severe poisoning linked to a drug cocktail.