"Healing Our Spirits" Aboriginal Mental Health and Addictions Programs
Addictions / Substance Use, Indigenous Services, Mental Health - Adult, Mental Health - Child & Youth, and Services for Youth
Provided by Circle of Indigenous Nations Society - COINS
Offers substance use counselling, recovery circles, and cultural support for Aboriginal individuals from ages 15 and above who are dealing with addiction and mental health issues.
Services provided include:
- Cultural case management and individual support
- Pre and post treatment counselling and group readiness counselling (up to six sessions)
- Recovery circles in 5 communities
- Referrals and support to access other community resources and services, including assistance with applications for treatment.
- Support with connection to the larger Aboriginal community including Aboriginal gatherings, events, and celebrations
- Cultural consultation and support to Mental Health and addiction workers who are working with Aboriginal clients
Program offers:
- Support and services to ages 15 to Elder
- Outreach services that support individuals in their own community
- One-to-one support as well as group support in a cultural setting
- Support and connections to other local cultural gatherings
- Support for individuals accessing other community resources and cultural support for case/treatment planning
Healing Spirits Talking Circle:
- Provides recovery circles in the communities of Trail, Castlegar, Nelson, Grand Forks, and Nakusp twice per month
- Provides traditional circles that include Elder mentorship, storytelling, food, medicine wheel teachings, and ceremony
- Circle participants can self-refer or be referred by a service provider
Click here for the Healing Our Spirits online referral form.
250-231-4968
Public email: info@coinations.net
Website: https://coinations.net/programs...
1005 2nd Street, Castlegar, British Columbia, V1N 1Y4
250-444-9599 (Grand Forks)
Public email: healingourspiritsgf@coinations.net
250-551-7525 (Nelson, Trail & Castlegar)
Public email: healingourspirits1@coinations.net
250-265-8755 (Nakusp)
Public email: healingourspirits2@coinations.net
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Self-referral
- Circle participants can self-refer or be referred by a service provider
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Circle of Indigenous Nations Society - COINS:
Just the closest matches listed. Click to see more!- Aboriginal Family Connections Program
- Aboriginal Community Liaison Program
- Aboriginal Early Years Program
Availability
Service area: Castlegar, Grand Forks, Nakusp, Nelson, Trail + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
- Addiction Counselling: Addiction Counselling - Indigenous
- Indigenous-led Addiction Support
- Youth Addictions Services
Indigenous Services
- Addiction Counselling: Addiction Counselling - Indigenous
- Indigenous-led Addiction Support
- Indigenous Mental Health Services
- Traditional Circles
Mental Health - Adult
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Services for Youth
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at multiple locations
- Provided in a group in-person
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