Addiction Recovery Groups Begin Next Week
Ensa'nikonhriisoten—They Want a Good Mind men's and women's addiction recovery groups will begin next week and will run until December.
Addictions
June's Tehontatró:ris Presentation
June's Tehontatró:ris presentation on the Neuropsychology of Creativity and Addiciton has been added to our calendar. Please click on the calendar to find out more.
Resource added
An opioid addiction resource one-sheet has been added as a resource under Prevention Services. Please feel free to print and share it. Also, if you find an out-of-date resource let us know! Nia:wen.
November's Tehontatró:ris
Please join us for next week's Tehontatró:ris. This month's topic is on gambling addiction with a focus on electronic gambling machines (EGM). Don't forget to RSVP!
Tehontatró:ris event added
Please join us for this month's Tehontatró:ris on opioid dependance. Remember to RSVP to reserve your seat. Click on the calendar icon to find out more on the presentation.
OVERDOSES AND DEATHS LINKED TO STREET-DRUG USE - Public Health Update
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.
Tehontatró:ris event added
The Tehontatró:ris event has been added to the May calendar.
Communications
The communications team
Communications correspondents
Ensure there is a consistent flow of information going out to the community. To address the health and social priority issues identified in Kahnawake’s Community Health Plan activities include:
- Articles
- Newspaper advertisements
- Radio announcements/commercials
- Talkshows
- Public service announcements
- Posters
- News releases
- TV shows, infomercials
- Annual reports
Communications correspondents’ assist the promotion/education efforts whenever feasible. This is in addition to communications’ general KSCS public relations responsibilities and human resources support.
How to access:
A call to 450-632-6880 during office hours will put you in touch with the appropriate resource person.
Psychological Services
- Psychosocial Support
To screen, assess and make recommendations for referral for individuals, couples and families who are referred to or requesting psychological support
- Psychological Consultation
To provide support and consultation to related services, programs, projects and activities in the area of psychology.
The following is offered only on an “as needed” basis with sufficient amount of people and client preparedness
- Anxiety Support Group
In collaboration with prevention services, to provide group support to clients with anxiety and depression.
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
To provide crisis support following a traumatic event to reduce negative psych-social reactions.
How to access:
A call to 450-632-6880 will put you in touch with the appropriate resource person. In the event of an emergency in the evenings, weekends and holidays call the Peacekeepers 450-632-6505 and ask to speak with an on-call worker.
Addictions Response Services
- Individual addictions counselling
To screen and assess clients for addictions response services and then to provide direct support to community members and their families with addictions issues using the 12 core functions of addictions services.
- Family Intervention
Upon request from family members, to collaborate with the family to provide an addictions intervention to a client suffering from an addictions issue
- Family counselling
To provide addictions education, support and counselling to families and significant others with loved ones dealing with addictions issues.
- Couples counselling
To provide addictions education, support and counselling to couples dealing with addictions issues
- Addictions Consultation
To provide support and consultation to any related services, programs, organization, projects and activities in the area of addictions
- Clients with a mental health and substance abuse problem
To provide education, support and counselling to clients and families dealing with an addictions issue and a concurrent mental health disorder.
The following is offered only on an “as needed” basis with sufficient amount of people and client preparedness
- Adult Children of Alcoholics
To provide addictions support to adult dependents of Alcoholics in an individual or group setting
- Nutrition Recovery Group
To provide nutritional support to alcoholics/addicts in recovery in a group setting.
- Introduction to the 12 Steps
To provide a support group to individuals new to a recovery programs
- Ionkwatakitakhe “Walking a Good Path Together” group
To provide education and support to parents of children with substance use issues.
- Aftercare Group
To provide education, support and relapse prevention to clients recently completing a treatment program.
How to access:
A call to 450-632-6880 will put you in touch with the appropriate resource person. In the event of an emergency in the evenings, weekends and holidays call the Peacekeepers 450-632-6505 and ask to speak with an on-call worker.