PROGRAMS
The Tsuut’ina Healthy Living Program provides Mental Health education and awareness including substance misuse information and services to TsuuT’ina Nation community members of all ages. Tsuut'ina Healthy Living follows the core model of Prevention, Outreach, Stabilization, Treatment and Aftercare.
Programs Offered:
Prevention Program
Outreach
Stabilization
Detox/treatment (Outsourced)
Ladies Aftercare Home & Community Aftercare
PREVENTION PROGRAM
The Prevention Program is a visible team that provides education and awareness regarding Mental Health and substance misuse. This information is available for all ages within the Tsuut’ina Nation Community. Education and awareness is shared through programming that incorporates land based teaching, the Tsuut’ina culture, and language from Tsuut’ina knowledge keepers/elders.
The Prevention team hosts and collaborates with other internal and external partners to share up to date information on Mental Health and Substance misuse. The Prevention Team achieves this with presentations, workshops, conferences and various forms of social media/communications platforms.
OUTREACH PROGRAM
The Outreach Program consists of going out into the Tsuut’ina Community (Mobile Outreach) and the City of Calgary to search for any Tsuut’ina members including young Adults ages 18-30 years of age who are experiencing homelessness, substance misuse or needing harm reduction supplies. The Outreach team are the first contact for any Tsuut’ina Nation member over the age of 18 years whom may ask for resources and/or supports for detox and treatment. The outreach team will continue to do welfare checks, check-ins providing harm reduction supplies, hygiene kits, referrals, other internal/external resources and supports.
STABILIZATION PROGRAM
The Stabilization Program consists of a team of two individuals (Client Liaison and Client Liaison Protege) that provide brief services to Tsuut’ina Nation Members. Members whom have been referred to the Stabilization team from the Outreach team or have specifically requested support for services. These immediate services are defined within Maslow’s basic physiological hierarchy of needs (food, shelter, water, and sleep). Wrap Around is a participant led, community-based initiative focused on providing personal and professional supports to those seeking to improve their quality of life by helping address social concerns and challenges presented by substance misuse. Client Liaisons collaborate with Program Managers in the social well-being portfolio to address urgent matters and reduce over-lap of services.
DETOX/TREATMENT (INTERVENTION)
Detox/Treatment (Intervention): Many detox's and treatment centres are self-referral meaning you do not need an agency worker to refer you but private funded and NNADAP funded treatment centre's require an agency referral. Agency referred services are done in-person at the Spirit Healing Lodge (Tsuut'ina Healthy Living). An intake will be done and a file will be created if the person wishes to access services from the Healthy Living Program. TTHL can refer clients to 1 of 5 detox centres located in Alberta, each detox centre has its own intake process. There are many treatment options to choose from based on who funds them and each treatment centre has different intake process. Alberta Health Services (AHS), the National Native Alcohol, and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP) funding are available to all community nation and non-nation members. Private Treatment options are available through a policy process and available to Tsuut'ina Nation members only. Private treatment funding is available for adults whom aged out of CFS Care and under the age of 26 years old. Jordan's Principle is for mother's and children at risk of going into CFS care. The three funding sources TTHL mainly access include AHS, NNADAP, and Private Funding.
AFTERCARE
Aftercare: The Aftercare support staff at Our House (Ladies Aftercare) offer in-home and community support to the individual. Including extended supports to continued the individuals day to day recovery through peer support, land-based teachings, culture/language programming, and life skills programming. In addition, programming that focuses on trauma, grief, and the prevention of relapse (well-briery, matrix, and mending broken hearts). There is also a male aftercare support who assist in the same line of support for any males who have a connection to the Tsuut’ina community who need support to be reintegrated back into the community and to continue their recovery as it is a everyday journey.
