Today, the Yuasni Treatment Centre is celebrating the grand opening of the holistic
substance use treatment facility for adults and families. The centre provides counselling
services with a significant focus on supporting family wellness, cultural knowledge
sharing, life skills development, education and awareness, and land-based therapeutic
activities.
The treatment centre includes six family suites with two bedrooms and two individual
suites, as well as a cultural room located at the centre of the facility that will be used for
holistic practice, smudging, and ceremonies. The facility also includes two classrooms
for continuing education and a multi-purpose room for physical activity, large group
gatherings and programming.
The treatment centre supports culturally safe spaces where clients will take part in a
balanced and purposeful program that facilitates the healing of the whole person.
Indigenous Services Canada supported the construction of the treatment facility with
$9.8 million in funding.
“The act of colonization through displacement, discrimination and systemic racism has
caused intergenerational trauma for Indigenous Peoples. Keeping Indigenous care in
Indigenous hands is an integral part of the Government’s of Canada work toward
reconciliation, and we will continue to support the Yuasni Treatment Centre in providing
a safe space for Indigenous people on their paths to recovery.”
