Our Vision

The Mental Health and Addiction team strives to be a safe and welcoming place where individuals, couples, families, and groups can access counselling/treatment, resources, referrals, advocacy, and any other supports or services that will enhance their wellbeing. We hope to become a Hub of Opportunity for the community!

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1-705-865-2171 Minobimaadiziwin Clinic Ext. 271

Services

The Mental Health and Addiction team works out of three locations: the Community Wellness Department, Biidaaban School, and Saswin. We promote health, culture, wellness, purpose, and community.

We believe that an individuals path to wellness is theirs alone. However, we are honoured to walk with those who allow us to be a part of their journey. We believe in each individual’s strengths, talents, resources, and resiliency, and we will work to enhance each of those in the individuals we are privileged to work with.

All of the services offered by the Mental Health and Addiction team are voluntary and aim to increase hope, purpose, belonging and connection among community members.

Help us improve our services

At the MHA department, we’re always looking for ways to improve our services and source out the needs of our community. We value feedback from those accessing our services and we’d appreciate it if you would take this quick survey regarding your experience and wishes for future services and programming.

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Counselling
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Counselling and treatment services are provided by Registered Social Workers. Supportive counselling can be provided by Registered Social Service Workers or those with education in mental health and addiction, Native Community Care Counselling and Development, or those who are certified addiction counsellors. We work from a trauma informed anti-oppressive approach and strive to be non-judgmental in our delivery of services. Some areas of focus include: substance misuse/addiction, relapse prevention, trauma, anxiety/depression, and other mood disorders, family conflict, sexual assault/abuse for both males and females, general counselling etc.

Prevention and Education

Prevention and Education services seek to provide learning opportunities in the following areas: cultural teachings, self-regulation, anger solutions, healthy relationships, life promotion, substance use prevention, bullying prevention, and anxiety and depression to name a few.

Cultural Services

Cultural Services enhance all that is offered by the Mental Health and Addiction team. This can include ceremony as requested, seasonal ceremonies, grief and loss support, healing and sharing circles, Pow Wows, teachings as requested, or as part of other MHA programming.

Minobimaadiziwin Addiction Recovery

The Minobimaadiziwin Addiction Recovery program is offered in partnership with Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services and provides immediate access and support to those seeking medication-assisted therapy through the use of controlled dosing of suboxone or methadone as a safe replacement to help with opioid cravings and withdrawal. This program also assists with other substance use disorders, such as, marijuana, alcohol, stimulants and more.

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Residential Aftercare

Residential Aftercare is a program currently in development, and will offer a safe residential space for those returning to community from residential substance use treatment. Programming will be tailored to each individual’s personal circumstances and will help residents to chart a healthy path forward.

Nibwaakwaawin: To cherish knowledge is to know wisdom. Wisdom is given by Creator to be used for the good of our people.

Zaagi’idiwin: To know peace is to know love that is unconditional. When people are weak they need love the most.

Minaadendamowin: To honour all of creation is to have respect. You need to give respect if you want to be respected.

Aakode’ewin: Bravery is to face a foe with integrity, having a fearless heart.

Gwayakwaadiziwin: Facing a situation with honesty is to be brave. You should always be honest with your words and actions. Be honest with yourself first and you will be more easily able to be honest with others.

Dabaadendiziwin: Humility is to know yourself as a sacred part of creation. We’re all different from each other, but not better than any others; we are all equally a part of creation.

Debwewin: Truth is to know all these things. Seek the truth, speak the truth and don’t deceive yourself or others.

Sagamok Naandwedjige-Gamik

Mental Health and Addiction

Our Vision

Contact Us Now

Services

Help us improve our services

How the MHA Team honours the 7 Grandfather Teachings:

Jonathan Woodward

Meet The Team

Administrative Supports

Mino Clinic Nurses

Counsellors and Wellness Supports

After Care

Z’gamok Enterprises Inc.

Community partners

social

Sagamok Naandwedjige-Gamik

Mental Health and Addiction

Our Vision

Contact Us Now

Services

Help us improve our services

How the MHA Team honours the 7 Grandfather Teachings:

Jonathan Woodward

Meet The Team

Administrative Supports

Mino Clinic Nurses

Counsellors and Wellness Supports

After Care

Z’gamok Enterprises Inc.

Community partners

social

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