Special Needs and FASD
Freedom Quest:
www.freedomquestonline.ca
Freedom Quest provides Youth Addictions services for the West Kootenay Boundary region with staff and/or offices serving the West Kootenay area. The regional office is in Castlegar.
Programs include:
Education programming and prevention strategies for youth, parents, teachers and community support persons.
Youth drug and alcohol counselling, outreach and support offered individually and through group activities.
Youth Substance Abuse Management Program (YSAM), a Probation mandated program for youth with substance use issues impacting their behaviour.
Day Treatment, a mobile youth drug and alcohol intensive program rotating throughout the region and provideing 4 to 6 week long day treatment groups.
Youth Hospital Liaison, a support program for youth with substance use and/or mental health issues which provides assessment, referral, discharge planning and follow-up.
Youth Reconnect, an outreach and support program for youth having difficulty staying in school, finding accommodation or having family/community issues.
Family Program, a peer support program for parents who are impacted by their youth's substance use.
Additional programs offered in some communities include:
- Therapeutic Recreational Out-trips
- Drop-in support groups
- Support recovery groups
- Therapeutic retreats to Whatshan Lake
