Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
- Description
- Provides a residential land-based treatment program created specifically to the needs of Indigenous youth and young adults struggling with mental health and addictions
- Offers traditional culture with therapeutic best practices, education, life skills, and outdoor experiential learning
- Utilizes Anishinabek teachings and traditions as key part of treatment for a connection to cultural identity and community in the healing and recovery process
- Stabilization through treatment
- Residential aftercare
- Outpatient aftercare
- Transition care back into the family and community
- Comments
- Gwekwaadziwin means honesty or living the right way in Ojibwe
- Eligibility
- Indigenous youth and young adults in Northeastern Ontario between 19-30 years of age and struggling with mental health and addictions issues
- Must be free of drug substances for a minimum of two weeks before admission and free of alcohol for one week prior to admission
- Indigenous youth and young adults in Northeastern Ontario between 19-30 years of age and struggling with mental health and addictions issues
- Application Process
- Open to referrals from any source
- Initial contact by phone or email required, then enrolment package must be submitted prior to initial Intake
- Completed application package required
- Office
- 705-377-5307
- Fax
- 705-377-5308
- Web Site
- https://gwek.ca/
- info@gwek.ca
- Mailing Address
- PO Box 275
M'Chigeeng, ON, P0P 1G0
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Chris Smith, Admissions Coordinator
- Executive Director
- Sam Gilchrist
Email: sgilchrist@uccmm.ca
Phone: 705-377-5307 Ext 209 - Fees
- Service
- Documents Required
- Admissions/enrolment form and completed application package required
- Accessibility
- Not Accessible
- Social Media
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- October 4, 2022
- Address
- 1110 Highway 551
M'Chigeeng, ON, P0P 1G0- UCCMM Head Office is located along Hwy 551 in the community of M'Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island
- Closest intersection is at Hwy 551 and Park Rd
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0830 to 1630Tue0830 to 1630Wed0830 to 1630Thu0830 to 1630Fri0830 to 1630
Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Residential services: Mon-Sun 24 hours - Service Area(s)
- Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation
- M'Chigeeng First Nation
- Sheguiandah
- Sheshegwaning First Nation
- Whitefish River First Nation
- Zhiibaahaasing First Nation
