First Nation faces addiction crisis, but politicians won’t fund treatment centre, 15 years in the making - News Summed Up

First Nation faces addiction crisis, but politicians won’t fund treatment centre, 15 years in the making


ft. of space, the product of almost $1 million in savings and 15 years of hands-on work. White is seeking funding from provincial and federal governments to help staff services that will fill that gap. It also operates a group home for adolescents aged 12 to 18, but there’s no live-in rehabilitation centre for adults. The council isn’t formally affiliated with the White Pine Healing Lodge but it offered White a letter of support in August 2015. With government support, White said, this could become so much more.


Source: National Post September 30, 2016 17:48 UTC



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