Mental health and addictions in Toronto, Ontario
NCFST - Mdewgaan Lodge (Medicine Lodge)
Offered by Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST)
In short
Mdewgaan Lodge (mi-day-gaan) will serve Aboriginal women with young children who are struggling with addiction issues and mental health challenges related to complex trauma and poverty, and who are either homeless, precariously housed, or at risk of homelessness.
- Who it is for
- Children, Women, Indigenous people; Indigenous, Women, Babies and toddlers (0-3), Children (4-12)
- What it helps with
- Help right now, A safe place to sleep tonight, A home I can afford, Help with drinking or drugs, Safety from harm, Help with my mental health, Help raising my kids, Help for my family, My culture and roots, Faith and spiritual practice, A fresh start
- Cost and access
- Free
- Where
- 30 College St, Toronto, ON M5G 1K2
- How to reach
- Contact through Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST): (416) 969-8510 · info@nativechild.org · Website
- Last verified
- , by HelpSeeker
About this service
Mdewgaan Lodge (mi-day-gaan) will serve Aboriginal women with young children who are struggling with addiction issues and mental health challenges related to complex trauma and poverty, and who are either homeless, precariously housed, or at risk of homelessness. The program will stem the flow of children into child welfare, breaking down historical cycles, and addressing the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in the child welfare system.
Our services are trauma-informed and holistic, utilizing Traditional Healing, Traditional Counselling, and Land-based Cultural Programming combined with mainstream clinical interventions.
Mdewgaan Lodge will provide a safe, secure, and substance-free environment, enabling women and children to move forward on their journey; spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically. Through this process, both addiction and mental health-related symptoms will be addressed.
Who can use it?
Aboriginal women with young children, struggling with addiction issues and mental health challenges.
How do I get in touch?
Call (416) 969-8510, email info@nativechild.org, or use the website.
Listed in Toronto, Ontario.
30 College St, Toronto, ON M5G 1K2
30 College St, Toronto, ON M5G 1K2Toronto, Ontario
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