Mental Health & Substance Use Advocate — Okanagan Nation Alliance: by phone. Who it's for: Nation members, their families, and Indigenous people living on reserve; youth, adults and families affected by mental health and/or….
Categories: Indigenous, Mental Health, Substance Use
The ONA Mental Health & Substance Use Advocate supports Syilx Nation members and their families affected by mental health or substance use. The work is grounded in Syilx culture and supports harm reduction and healing. ▸ Help for individuals: • Case management support • Help finding your way through treatment, hospital, court and other systems • Someone to advocate for you • Support with planning, assessment, treatment and after treatment ▸ Help for communities: • Harm reduction education • Work with community-based teams • Support when a community is affected by trauma, together with the Okanagan Nation Response Team (ONRT) Trainings and workshops are open to all community members aged 15 and up. ▸ Who can get this? Nation members, their families, and Indigenous people living on reserve — youth, adults and families affected by mental health or addiction. ▸ How to get help: referrals can be made through the Health & Wellness staff in your Syilx Nation member community. You can also contact the advocate: 250-859-1604, MH-Addictions@syilx.org
Also known as: syilx okanagan nation ona mental health addiction substance use harm reduction overdose advocate case management treatment indigenous first nations
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