CANCELLED
First Nations community Circle Part II - Thursday
January 24th 10:00 - 11:30
We apologize for any inconvenience but this event has been
cancelled due to renovation issues at the Friendship Centre. We will reschedule
soon.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
First Nations Community Circle - Part II
First Nations Community Circle
- Part II
This event will follow up on the conversation we started last
November. We will continue to discuss substance use and gambling problems &
related concerns of
members of First Nations’ communities living in Capital Health
District. Please join us! The meeting notes from our last gathering are
attached.
When? Thursday, Jan. 24, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Where? Mi'kmaq Friendship Centre, 2158 Gottingen Street in Halifax
Everyone is welcome! To RSVP or to learn
more, please contact: angela.graham@cdha.nshealth.ca or phone: 424-2021
Let's talk about dementia!
Free Public Forum:
Featuring Guest Panelists:
Dr. Daniel Carver, Geriatrician
Trish LeClair, Capital District Health, Continuing Care
Arlene MacDonald, R.N. & Jeanette Vidito, RSW, Ivany Place
Janet & Mike Sweeny, Family Members
Tuesday, January 22
Welcome Reception: 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Light refreshments and print resources available
Panel: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Harbourview Lounge
2615 Northwood Terrace, Halifax
Everyone welcome
For more information, call 422-7961 or
e-mail alzheimer@asns.ca
If there is
inclement weather, please call 454-8311 to confirm the lecture.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
A FREE collaborative workshop for aspiring artists and musicians!
You Are Invited to a FREE collaborative workshop for aspiring artists and musicians!
Drop in to:
PAINT, DRAW, SCULPT
WRITE STORIES, SONGS, POEMS
MAKE PHOTOS, VIDEOS
PLAY MUSIC, SING, RECORD AND ENGINEER SONGS
WHEN:
Thursdays January 24—March 14
5:30pm-7:30pm ages 15-30
WHERE:
@ The Pavilion: 5816 Cogswell Street
Bus Routes 6, 7, 17, 18, 42, 80, 81, 90
To register, or to see if this is the right fit for you,
contact Barb & Mike at
thespot.halifax@gmail.com
or 223.8517/266.9362
thespothalifax.ca
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Halifax Community Health Board is recruiting!
We're looking for great people!
The Halifax Community Health Board (HCHB) is currently seeking applications for board members. As an active volunteer advisory board, the HCHB listens to what our community says is important about health and wellbeing. We work closely with CDHA and local community based organizations to support and promote health in our neighbourhoods. We serve residents of Halifax peninsula and Fairview and are one of seven community health boards in Capital District.
Volunteers attend monthly board meetings on the second Tuesday of each month and sit on one of the board's priority committees - Sense of Belonging, Mental Health, Health Inequities and Healthy Eating/Physical Activity to lead initiatives at the local level. Applications (resume and cover letter) will be accepted until Friday January 25th, 2013. For more information, contact Laurie MacNeil at laurie.macneil@cdha.nshealth.ca or call (902) 487-0571.
For more information about the HCHB and what we do, check out:
Our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/HalifaxCommunityHealthBoard
Our website: http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/halifax-community-health-board
Our Blog: http://halifaxcommunityhealthboard.blogspot.ca
We would greatly appreciate if you could kindly circulate this call for volunteer board members to your networks!
The Halifax Community Health Board (HCHB) is currently seeking applications for board members. As an active volunteer advisory board, the HCHB listens to what our community says is important about health and wellbeing. We work closely with CDHA and local community based organizations to support and promote health in our neighbourhoods. We serve residents of Halifax peninsula and Fairview and are one of seven community health boards in Capital District.
Volunteers attend monthly board meetings on the second Tuesday of each month and sit on one of the board's priority committees - Sense of Belonging, Mental Health, Health Inequities and Healthy Eating/Physical Activity to lead initiatives at the local level. Applications (resume and cover letter) will be accepted until Friday January 25th, 2013. For more information, contact Laurie MacNeil at laurie.macneil@cdha.nshealth.ca or call (902) 487-0571.
For more information about the HCHB and what we do, check out:
Our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/HalifaxCommunityHealthBoard
Our website: http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/halifax-community-health-board
Our Blog: http://halifaxcommunityhealthboard.blogspot.ca
We would greatly appreciate if you could kindly circulate this call for volunteer board members to your networks!
Family Literacy Day
Family Literacy Day
Fairview Family Resource Centre/Parent ‘n Tot Meeting Place in collaboration with the Department of Labour & Advanced Education and Read to Me cordially invites you to attend a Literacy Day celebration.
When: Friday, January 25, 2013 beginning at 10:30 A.M
Where: Fairview Family Resource Centre/Parent ‘n Tot Meeting Place
Address: 3524 Dutch Village Road (across the street from Dairy Queen and Giant Tiger)
To register please call 443-9569
Special guests will include;
The Honorable Marilyn More, Minister of Labour and Advanced Education, Maggie Hope Simpson and Karen Gatien, Adult Education Division, Carol MacDougall, Read to Me, authors Jane Baskwill and Devona Edwards, Kim Mundle, IWK Child Safety Link, and representatives from Frontier College, Keshen Goodman Library, Community Mental Health and Fairview Community Association.
The event will include children’s readings by Minister More, Jane Baskwill, Devona Edwards and Frontier College Representatives, refreshments and prize draws.
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” Emilie Buchwald
Fairview Family Resource Centre/Parent ‘n Tot Meeting Place in collaboration with the Department of Labour & Advanced Education and Read to Me cordially invites you to attend a Literacy Day celebration.
When: Friday, January 25, 2013 beginning at 10:30 A.M
Where: Fairview Family Resource Centre/Parent ‘n Tot Meeting Place
Address: 3524 Dutch Village Road (across the street from Dairy Queen and Giant Tiger)
To register please call 443-9569
Special guests will include;
The Honorable Marilyn More, Minister of Labour and Advanced Education, Maggie Hope Simpson and Karen Gatien, Adult Education Division, Carol MacDougall, Read to Me, authors Jane Baskwill and Devona Edwards, Kim Mundle, IWK Child Safety Link, and representatives from Frontier College, Keshen Goodman Library, Community Mental Health and Fairview Community Association.
The event will include children’s readings by Minister More, Jane Baskwill, Devona Edwards and Frontier College Representatives, refreshments and prize draws.
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” Emilie Buchwald
Friday, January 11, 2013
Stop Smoking Services
Stop Smoking Services
Getting
Started Sessions & Recovery Group
January-
February 2013
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GETTING STARTED
SESSIONS
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STOP SMOKING
RECOVERY GROUP
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A Getting Started session will support you in making choices about your
use of tobacco products. A menu of ongoing support options, for you to choose
from will be offered to you at this session.
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An
ongoing offer of support for those taking action to address their tobacco
addiction.
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January
Every Thursday (starting January 3) Spryfield Wellness Center 16 Room 169 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Mon., January 21, 2013
Room 3228
40 Freer Lane, Lower
6-7 p.m.
February
Tues., February 12,
2013
7702 Hwy #7 7-8 p.m.
Thurs., February 21,
2013
QEII
1796 Summer Street,
Royal Bank Theatre
6-7 p.m.
There is no need to register, just
arrive at a Getting Started Session. All Capital Health tobacco intervention
programs are free of charge. Bring a friend!
To learn more, please call 424-2025.
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Tuesday
(starting January 8)
Metropolitan
Place
Noon – 1
p.m.
Wednesday
(starting January 9)
1673
Noon- 1
p.m.
To register
for one of these sessions please call
424-2025. All Capital Health tobacco
intervention programs are free of charge. Bring a friend!
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Changes to Capital Health Addictions Program
New Model of Care
Highlights: The Addictions Program
Our programs are changing to better serve our clients and
the citizens of Capital Health district.
Our changes are the result of a thorough review of our
programs and treatment outcomes. We compared our services and outcomes with
leading evidence-based best practices in addictions treatment. In addition, we
consulted extensively with our clients, partners and stakeholders. We made
changes to our programs based on our findings.
Our enhanced programs, all of which are based on evidence
and best practice in the field of addictions treatment, are designed to give
clients the best chance to achieve a healthy recovery. It is our goal to
support our clients in:
- completing their recommended treatment or length of stay
in programs
- continuing on with recommended follow up care with other
services
- actively engaging in setting personal goals for recovery
- gaining skills to prevent relapse and intervening early
when relapse occurs
- completing the recommended number of individual
counselling sessions and group therapies
- finding longer-term support through participation in
recovery groups or other groups available in the community
While some of our changes will give clients quicker
access to programs, others may involve clients waiting a little longer to enter
a program. But please note that it is our goal that all clients will benefit
from these changes by experiencing more effective treatment and improved
results from their treatment.
NEW PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
***INTENSIVE TREATMENT SERVICES***
1) Inpatient Treatment Program [formerly called
Withdrawal Management Inpatient (Detox) Program]
(For more information and to review a "What to Expect
in Inpatient Treatment Program" document, visit: http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/addictions-program/programs-services/inpatient-treatment-program)
• Formerly, patients stayed 3-7 days and received
professional nursing care and medical management of their withdrawal symptoms.
• Now, patients will stay for up to 21 days. The first week
will focus on managing withdrawal symptoms and feeling better. During weeks two
and three, patients will begin to actively participate in a variety of
individual and group therapies, including recreation therapy. Patients will
benefit from the care of a professional team of nurses, social workers,
psychologist, and recreation therapists, including a navigator, who is
available to support patients in accessing needed community resources. During
their stay, patients will develop a treatment plan and connect with recommended
follow-up care providers (such as a counsellor in the community or staff in our
Day Treatment Program), to support their continued healthy recovery.
2) Day Treatment Program (formerly called Day Detox)
(For more information and a "What to Expect in Day
Treatment Program" document, visit: http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/addictions-program/programs-services/day-treatment-program)
• Formerly, clients attended our day program for three weeks
and received support, education and group therapy delivered by our professional
nursing staff. Clients could join the program any day of the week, and day
program could accommodate up to 20 clients.
• Now, clients will attend Day Treatment Program for four
weeks. New clients will be admitted only on Mondays, and no more than 15
clients will be registered at any one time. This new structure is designed
provide a safe and stable learning and therapy environment for all involved.
Clients will participate in a variety of therapy and education groups from
Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4 pm, with Friday afternoons free. Clients in Day
Treatment Program will benefit from the care of a professional team of nurses,
social workers and recreation therapists. During their time with Day Treatment
Program, clients will set goals for recovery each day, further develop their
treatment plans and connect with recommended follow-up care providers (such as
a counsellor in the community or another community resource), to support their
continued healthy recovery.
3)
Opioid Treatment Program (formerly called Methadone Treatment
Services)
(For more information and a "What to Expect in Opioid
Treatment Program" document, visit: http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/addictions-program/programs-services/opioid-treatment-program-methadone)
• The Opioid Treatment Program will have
enhanced group therapy options available to clients. Prior to being accepted
into this program, individuals are scheduled for a detailed assessment. To
learn more about this program, please call our Central Intake team at
424-8866 / 1-866-340-6700.
***COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES***
(For more information and a "What to Expect in
Community-Based Services" document, visit http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/addiction-prevention-treatment-services/programs-services/community-based-services)
• Formerly, clients were required to attend an orientation
session prior to attending groups or seeing a clinician.
• Now individuals are booked for their first appointment as
soon as they contact our Central Intake team (424-8866 / 1-866-340-6700).
• Another change is that we offer an Introduction to
Recovery Group that individuals can begin to attend the same week that they
contact our Central Intake team (424-8866/1-866-340-6700).
• Clinicians at our Community-Based Services will offer
individual counselling and group therapies using evidence-based therapies that
have been shown to give individuals the best chance for a healthy recovery.
Typically, clients will participate in approximately six one-on-one individual
counselling sessions and will follow that up with participation in 8-12 group
therapy sessions. Clients also have the option to take part in other groups and
activities, including a variety of educational sessions, recreation and leisure
therapies and mindfulness and relaxation therapies. Longer-term support is
available through Addictions Program recovery groups or through other groups
available in the community.
• We also continue to offer education and support groups for
family members and affected others.
• As well, our Stop Smoking Services, Health Promotion and
Driving While Impaired/Interlock programs continue to be offered.
Services are free and available to all.
How
to Access Services
All
clients can access any program or service by calling our Central Intake team at
424-8866 (toll free 1-866-340-6700), which operates Mondays from 8:30 am-8:30
pm and Tuesdays-Fridays from 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Central Intake staff will discuss
the nature of each client's dependency and be able to answer any questions
about admissions, intakes and treatment options. Learn more at www.gethelpstopping.ca.
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Rachel Boehm
Addictions Program Leader
Capital Health Addictions and
Mental Health Program
Rm. 188B, The Nova Scotia
Hospital, Purdy Building
300 Pleasant Street,
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z6
902-424-8083 / Cell:
902-219-4707
Thinking
about change?
Concerned
about someone's involvement with alcohol, other drugs and/or gambling?
Our team of healthcare professionals is here to help!
Our team of healthcare professionals is here to help!
Contact
us to learn more, explore options or register for a program.
Call 424-8866 (toll free
1-866-340-6700) or visit www.gethelpstopping.ca
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