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.)
Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Program
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-8541
427 Mowat Ave
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3N1
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3N1
Short Description
Offers culturally sensitive services to address drug and alcohol issues and to prevent or minimize the negative effects of addictive substances
- Provides individual and group addictions counselling sessions
- Provides drug and alcohol assessments
- Offers individual information, education and needed support as identified through assessment to initiate life changes for recovery
- Provides referrals to treatment centres and programs
- Promotes healthy lifestyles and alternatives to alcohol, drugs and solvents
- Offers public education seminars and workshops, primarily in schools
- Talking circles
- Sweats
- Traditional teachings
- Referrals to healing lodges
- Assistance in locating and/or attending Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Alateen or Alanon groups
- Individual ongoing addictions counselling sessions
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Urban Indigenous Healthy Living Program
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-8541
427 Mowat Ave
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3N1
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3N1
Short Description
- Promotes increased participation in sport, physical fitness and recreation, and other programs that encourage healthy lifestyles
- Offers individual and group information sessions on fitness and nutrition topics
- Assists individuals in creating a personalized fitness program and provides supervision while participant performs the program
- Children
- Youth
- Women
- Seniors and disabled adults
- Offers a weight management program
- Provides encouragement and health information to support individual in achieving wellness goals
- Provides education and resources about initiatives to quit smoking
- Offers a support group including mentors who have gone through the process of smoking cessation
- Provides workshops to teach youth leadership skill development
- Addresses topics including conflict management, decision making, goal setting, teamwork, time management and developing and presenting workshops
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Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-7373
Appointments: 807-274-4807 Ext 1
612 Portage Ave
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M8
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M8
Short Description
Allows individuals experiencing drug or alcohol addictions to receive counselling, appropriate addiction medications, and connections to community treatment programs for ongoing montioring, support and rehabilitation
Services available include:
Services available include:
- Access to medication assisted therapy for alcohol and opioid use disorders
- Addiction medicine which includes opioid replacement therapy buprenorphine (suboxone) and methadone
- Alcohol urge reduction medication
- Brief support and referrals for individuals not connected to addiction recovery services
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Riverside Community Counselling Services
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-4807 Ext 1
206 Victoria Ave
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 2B7
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 2B7
Short Description
Provides individual and group counseling for those who are experiencing problems in various areas of living
Addictions Counseling
Addictions Counseling
- Provides assessments for various addictions for individuals
- Conducts case management studies
- Offers referrals to appropriate helps
- Provides therapeutic intervention and aftercare
- Provides public education to raise awareness of addictions
- Addresses and provides counseling for all forms of family violence including elder abuse, child and spousal abuse and sexual assault
- Provides referrals to other community services
- Provides counseling for many life issues including bereavement, mental illness, disability and traumatic childhood issues
- Provides counseling for conflicts in family relationships, sexual issues, separation and divorce matters and communication skills
- Offers a 12 week group education and counseling program on domestic violence and non-abusive ways of resolving conflict
- Offers victims/partners of the offender support including safety planning, referrals to community resources and information on offender's progress
- Provides individual and family counseling to deal with the harmful effects of problem gambling
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Methadone Maintenance Program
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-8305
404 Scott St
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1H2
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1H2
Short Description
Offers a methadone maintenance program for opiate dependence based on an intensive outpatient model, over a 12-24 month period
Services include:
Services include:
- Initial intake screening procedure
- A signed treatment contract
- Focused medical examination
- Appropriate lab tests
- Initial as well as ongoing supervised urinalysis
- Weekly group and individual therapy
- Regular medical follow-ups and supervision
- Regular daily Methadone dosing
- Treatment of substance use related illness and/or diseases (such as Hepatitis C and HIV infection)
- After care program
- Needle Exchange Program
- Naloxone Overdose Response Program - a lifesaving medication that can quickly restore the breathing of a person who has overdosed on heroin or prescription opioid pain medication
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Residential Treatment Facility
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-2042
Intake: 807-271-0194
Withdrawal Management Services: 807-274-7373
Fire # 1107 Mishkiki Miikan Rd, Hwy 11
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Short Description
- Functions as a withdrawal management and alcohol/drug addictions treatment centre
- Offers a 28-day land-based program in an eight-bed co-ed residential treatment facility (also offers two detoxification beds)
- Addresses the needs of an individual's spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional health and well-being
- Assists individual to gain an understanding of how abuse, relationship dynamics, addictions, self-destructive behavior and family violence affects their life
- Supports individual through a journey of self and includes components such as detoxification, stabilization, introductions to food, exercise, and cultural activities and healing practices
- Assessment and treatment planning
- Medically-supervised detoxification
- Individual/group counselling
- Nutrition information and guidance
- Cultural/recreational activities such as fishing, trapping, snowshoeing, and medicine picking
- Health services
- Aftercare planning and follow-up
- Relapse prevention
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Health Education Program
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-3131
1460 Idylwild Dr
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M3
Short Description
- Provides a program that encourages a healthy lifestyle choices, focusing on healthy eating and active living
- Offers education on chronic disease management and prevention as it relates to healthy living
- Supports individuals in smoking cessation
- Offers group presentations on healthy lifestyles and partners with other programs to offer community kitchens
- Offers periodic car seat clinics for individuals to have their child car seat inspected to ensure it is safe
- Provides information on laws regulating car seats
- Provides healthy breakfast to school children 5 days a week
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Ganawendaasowin Treatment Program
Devlin (16km)
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Office: 807-274-3201
Ganawendaasowin Treatment Program: 807-486-1618
71 McTavish Rd
Devlin, ON, P0W 1C0
Devlin, ON, P0W 1C0
Short Description
Provides a 9-bed residential treatment facility and support services for adolescents with alcohol and substance use difficulties combined with mental health or behavioural issues
- Offers a 90-day substance use treatment program with a focus on culturally relevant programs, counselling and therapy
- Operates an on site school with qualified teaching staff to allow residents of the Centre to continue with academic studies
- Coordinates cultural naming ceremonies, feasts, sweat lodges and circles through the supervision of traditional elders
- Promotes greater responsibility and involvement of the family members in the adolescent's life
- Developing a balance between the emotional, spiritual, mental, physical and social aspects of an individual's life
- An individual's identity, belonging and sense of direction in life
- Developing a healthy lifestyle, free of alcohol and substance use
- Teaching relevant life skills
- Provides a referral to another clinician, elder or service provider three weeks prior to discharge who will continue to provide service for 30 days after discharge
- Offers an aftercare support group once per week for as long as needed
- Offers continued access to cultural ceremonies
- Designated child welfare beds at the treatment facility for First Nation's communities requiring child placement
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Riverside Community Counselling Services
Emo (33km)
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Office: 807-274-4807 Ext 1
170 Front St
Emo, ON, P0W 1E0
Emo, ON, P0W 1E0
Short Description
Provides individual and group counseling for those who are experiencing problems in various areas of living
Addictions Counseling
Addictions Counseling
- Provides assessments for various addictions for individuals
- Conducts case management studies
- Offers referrals to appropriate helps
- Provides therapeutic intervention and aftercare
- Provides public education to raise awareness of addictions
- Addresses and provides counseling for all forms of family violence including elder abuse, child and spousal abuse and sexual assault
- Provides referrals to other community services
- Provides counseling for many life issues including bereavement, mental illness, disability and traumatic childhood issues
- Provides counseling for conflicts in family relationships, sexual issues, separation and divorce matters and communication skills
- Offers a 12 week group education and counseling program on domestic violence and non-abusive ways of resolving conflict
- Offers victims/partners of the offender support including safety planning, referrals to community resources and information on offender's progress
- Provides individual and family counseling to deal with the harmful effects of problem gambling
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Riverside Community Counselling Services
Rainy River (87km)
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Office: 807-274-4807 Ext 3
115 Fourth St
Rainy River, ON, P0W 1L0
Rainy River, ON, P0W 1L0
Short Description
Provides individual and group counseling for those who are experiencing problems in various areas of living
Addictions Counseling
Addictions Counseling
- Provides assessments for various addictions for individuals
- Conducts case management studies
- Offers referrals to appropriate helps
- Provides therapeutic intervention and aftercare
- Provides public education to raise awareness of addictions
- Addresses and provides counseling for all forms of family violence including elder abuse, child and spousal abuse and sexual assault
- Provides referrals to other community services
- Provides counseling for many life issues including bereavement, mental illness, disability and traumatic childhood issues
- Provides counseling for conflicts in family relationships, sexual issues, separation and divorce matters and communication skills
- Offers a 12 week group education and counseling program on domestic violence and non-abusive ways of resolving conflict
- Offers victims/partners of the offender support including safety planning, referrals to community resources and information on offender's progress
- Provides individual and family counseling to deal with the harmful effects of problem gambling
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National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
Lac La Croix First Nation (95km)
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Office: 807-485-2541
140 Main St
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Short Description
Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues
- Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
- Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of alcohol, drug abuse and gambling addictions
- Holds educational sessions in schools
- Coordinates cultural and spiritual events
- Facilitates recreational activities and social events
- Provides individual and group discussions
- Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings
- Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
- Referrals to band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance
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