Addictions RecoveryWhere to get help in the NWT

April 2019www.hss.gov.nt.ca

If you or someone you know needs help with an addiction, it can be difficult to know where to start. The Community Counselling Program can provide counselling, support, and guide you through different options that may be available. You can find the program through your local Health and Social Services office or at www.hss.gov.nt.ca.

Community Counselling Program:This program helps people with a variety of challenges including mental health concerns, addictions recovery, and family violence. The program is available in every region of the NWT and is completely free and confidential to all NWT residents. Community Counsellors and Wellness Workers can support people living with addictions by:

• Helping to identify their needs and developing an individualized treatment plan

• Providing referrals or access to additional supports and services to support recovery

• Supporting the development of skills to cope with stress and to prevent relapse

• Educating about communication and problem-solving skills• Building self-confidence and self-esteem• Providing aftercare support

Addictions Recovery Treatment Options:Addictions recovery looks different for every individual and involves a holistic approach that includes basic needs, interpersonal relationships, culture, spirituality, and more. Individuals may take an abstinence-based approach to recovery, focus on harm reduction approaches, or pursue a combination of both over time. Recovery approaches often include one or a combination of the following:

• Community- and land-based programs and services• Individual and/or group counselling • Peer support

• Informal support through family and friends• eMental Health options (e.g., APPS, online programs)• Facility-based addictions treatment

Facility-based addictions treatment programs are centres where participants “live in” for a specified length of time. The NWT has contracts with four treatment facilities in the south. To access these programs, individuals must meet with a Community Counsellor or healthcare professional who will provide support and help identify what program would be the best fit. During treatment, participants receive intensive therapies, individual and group counselling and other services to support a life of recovery.

Contact your Counsellor, Community Wellness Worker, Social Worker, Nurse or Doctor in your community or region for more information.

DetoxIf you are suffering from physical withdrawal side effects and think you need detoxification, visit your local health centre or hospital.

Other Supports:There are a range of supports available for people living with addictions as well as for their families or friends. Your local Community Counselling Program can tell you what is available in your community. You may also want to contact:

• Your Employee Assistance Program if your employer offers one.

• The NWT Help Line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1-800-661-0844 or visit the page.

• The NWT Quitline, a free confidential help line for smokers who want to quit. It provides trained Cessation Counsellors as well as personalized call back programs. It also offers quit smoking reading materials and translation services for all

For more informationplease visit the Department of

Health and Social Services’ website at www.hss.gov.nt.ca

• The Kid’s Help Phone is available 24/7 for young people ages 25 and under. To talk to someone you can call 1-800-668-6868, live chat at www.kidshelpphone.ca, or text 686868. All services are free of charge and confidential.

Some community-based addictions recovery programs in the NWT include:

• Tree of Peace Friendship Centre – addictions counselling and community wellness programming in Yellowknife for both youth and adults. Call (867) 873-2864.

• Yellowknives Dene First Nation – addictions counselling in N’dilo and Dettah. Call (867) 920-2925.

• Salvation Army – Withdrawal Management Program for adults who need managed social withdrawal from addictions. Services are provided in Yellowknife in a residential setting. Call (867) 920-4673.

• Deninu Kue First Nation – addictions counselling and community wellness programming in Fort Resolution. Call (867) 394-4291.

• Tl’oondih Healing Society – mental health and addictions counselling services in Fort McPherson. Call (867) 952-2025.

For more information please visit the Department of Health and Social Services’ website at www.hss.gov.nt.ca.

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