Addictions
The Salvation Army provides 19 Addiction Services Programs in Canada and Bermuda. The programs serve men, women and youth.
There are six main types of addiction services offered. They include:
a) 1 Youth Program – located in Yellowknife.
b) 4 Out-Patient Treatment / Recovery Programs ― located in Chilliwack, Williams Lake, Hamilton and Toronto. Clients are often employed and live in the community. They attend weekly counselling for an hour with a counsellor one-on-one and some group therapy. They are there to get help to stop using.
c) 4 Withdrawal Management Programs ― located in Yellowknife, Vancouver, London and Hamilton to help people withdraw from alcohol or substance use. Here, they receive basic counselling. Once they reach their goals that were agreed upon in assessment, they are discharged to home and back to work.
d) 8 Treatment / Recovery Programs ― located in Chilliwack, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Windsor, Hamilton and Toronto. This program is run five days a week for six to eight hours per day, where day clients receive one-on-one counselling and group therapy. They do not sleep in the facility, but rather return to their own homes each night. Here, they learn to deal with the life issues that are causing them to use and they find healthier ways to deal with life and making choices.
e) 8 Transitional Housing Programs ― located in Yellowknife, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Glencairn, Kingston, Toronto, Ottawa and Bermuda. Clients who have completed a residential substance abuse program move onto a transitional housing program. Here, they will often be attending school or be employed and will continue to receive counselling to help them reintegrate back into the community.
f) 11 After Care Programs ― located in Chilliwack, Victoria, Calgary, Winnipeg, Windsor, Glencairn and Toronto. The program is for clients who have completed a substance abuse program, but still want a support system where they meet in evenings once a week in a group setting to discuss the issues they face since completing a program.
g) 15 Residential Treatment / Recovery Programs ― facilities located in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Toronto, Glencairn, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and Bermuda. Clients receive accommodation and meals. A client’s treatment is based on their individual needs. The average stay is between three-six months. During this time they attend classes, participate in one-on-one counselling and receive medical, physical and spiritual care.