Ligne d’Assistance Wiichihiiwauwin
Description:
Regional helpline.
* Telephone intervention.
* Active listening.
* Risk assessment.
* Psychosocial crisis intervention.
* Rapid referral to community services.
* Education and information on specialized resources (homelessness, elder abuse, legal support, self-management tools, substance abuse, etc.).
Type of addiction:
Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Cyberaddiction
Customer base:
all people from Indigenous communities in need of immediate emotional support, psychosocial crisis intervention and struggling with various forms of mental distress or drug addiction issues
Territory served:
9 communauties of Terres-Cries de la Baie James
Accommodation:
Without accommodation
Legal status:
non-profit organization
Language of service:
French; English