Manitoba Substance Use and Addictions Awareness Week
In conjunction with National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW), Manitoba Substance Use and Addictions Awareness Week (MSUAAW) focuses on promoting awareness around the effects of alcohol and other drugs, check out some of the events happening. This year, MSUAAW runs from November 19th to 25th, and the theme is Inspiration, Innovation, and Inclusion. The theme highlights the drive to create new research, best practices and emerging trends and issues, treatment and prevention initiatives and other innovations that affect the health and safety of people. The MSUAAW committees consist of members in multiple areas throughout the province that focus on providing resource information, community events, lunch and learns, and campaigns promoting the week. This opens opportunities for conversation, questions, information, and community involvement. Within the Prairie Mountain Health region, the MSUAAW Committee is in the process of planning events specific to the region, so please stay tuned for more information. The Committee is always looking for additions to the team, so if interested, you can contact your local members for more information.
As a part of the MSUAAW Committee, the Addictions Services (formerly Addictions Foundation of Manitoba) Team offers their knowledge and expertise in the addictions field. The Addictions Services Team includes Community Addictions Workers, Rehabilitation Counsellors, Youth Workers, Residential Care Workers, Cooks, Building Service Workers, Prevention and Education Consultants, Nurses, Admin Assistants, Supervisors and Director.
Some of the services the Addictions Services Team offer include Community-based Counselling, Family Programs, School Based Services, Youth Services, Education and Training, Non-Residential Treatment Programs, RE/ACT Program, In House Treatment Programs, MOST Clinic, RAAM Clinics, Impaired Driver’s Program, and Aricular Acupuncture. Addictions Services has 8 Community Office locations within Prairie Mountain Health and 2 In-House Treatment Centres.
How to Access our Services:
Individuals wanting to attend community based or in-house treatment programs must first meet with a Community Addictions Worker to do the intake and assessment process. Information is gathered to determine level of involvement with alcohol, substance use and/or gambling and information is provided for services available and/or recommended.
Currently in the Brandon-Parkwood Community Office, intake services are available by phone appointments only during the following times: Monday and Wednesday 9am to 4pm and Friday 9am to noon. In person intake appointments are available upon request. The drop-in in person intake group will be offered soon. In all other locations (including, Dauphin, Swan River, Virden, Rossburn, Minnedosa, and Boissevain) intake services are assigned to next available counsellor and are scheduled appointments.
Should the client decide they are interested in accessing one of the in-house treatment programs the community addictions worker will make the referral to the program.
| Boissevain 578 Cook Street | Box 58 Boissevain MB R0K 0E0 Phone: 204-534-2100 Fax: 204-534-2101 | Brandon 510 Frederick Street Brandon MB R7A 6Z4 Phone: 204-729-3838 Fax: 204-729-3844 | Dauphin 404-1st Ave NE Dauphin, MB R7N 1A9 Phone: 204-622-2021 Fax: 204-638-6077 | Minnedosa Box 1079 Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0 Phone: 204-867-6102 Fax: 204-867-5140 |
| Rossburn 10 Main Street | Box 399 Rossburn MB R0J1V0 Phone: 204-859-4000 Fax: 204-859-4001 | Ste. Rose du Lac Ste. Rose Health Centre 603-1st Ave E Ste. Rose du Lac, MB R0L 1S0 Phone: 204-622-2266 | Swan River 126-6th Ave N | Box 141 Swan River, MB R0L 1Z0 Phone: 204-734-2030 Fax: 204-734-9509 | Virden 283 Nelson Street W | Box 2500 Virden MB R0M 2C0 Phone: 204-748-4720 Fax: 204-748-4721 |
In-House Treatment
| Willard Monson House 540 Central Ave | Box 490 Ste. Rose du Lac MB R0L 1S0 Phone: 204-447-4040 Fax: 204-447-4050 | Parkwood 510 Frederick Street Brandon MB R7A 6Z4 Phone: 204-729-3838 Fax: 204-729-3844 |