Assiniboine Manitoba Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs

OVERVIEW

The Assiniboine Region covers an area of 32,134 square kilometres, expanding from the northwestern point of the Saskatchewan border in the Rural Municipality of Shellmouth-Bolton near the community of Russell, continuing down the Saskatchewan border where it meets the USA border, and extends south-east to the Rural Municipality of South Norfolk near Treherne, and north to the Rural Municipality of Glenella in the Neepawa area. The new Region continues to include Riding Mountain National Park. Brandon, the major centre servicing the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority is within 30-90 minutes of most communities in the Region. The towns at the eastern end of the Region are within 90 minutes of the city of Winnipeg. Russell, located at the northwestern point of the Region, is approximately 30 minutes from the city of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Both the Trans Canada and Yellowhead Highway are major transportation corridors within the Region.

The majority of the citizens are English descendants. There is also a large Ukrainian population. Within the Region there are seven First Nation Communities, predominately found in the northern part of the Region and twenty-eight Hutterite Colonies disbursed throughout the Region. Twenty percent of the population is aged 65 years and older.

A map of the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority shows the various municipalities that comprise the region.

MANITOBA (PROVINCE-WIDE) EMERGENCY SERVICES

Police, Fire, and Ambulance                                                                     
911

Suicide & Crisis Lines

Manitoba Mental Health and Addictions has crisis lines for each Regional Health Authority.

Manitoba Farm and Rural Stress Line
Toll-free: (866)367-3276

Suicide Line  
Note: Crisis centre phone numbers for Brandon, Selkirk, and Winnipeg.

Kids Help Phone counsellors provide children and adolescents with immediate and caring support, information and, if necessary, referral to a local community or social service agency.
Toll-free: (800)668-6868

Klinic Crisis Line
Phone: (204) 786-8686
Toll-free: (888)322-3019
Note: a province-wide service

Klinic Suicide Prevention Line
Toll-free: (877)435-7170
Note: a province-wide service

Teen Touch Crisis Line
Phone: (204) 783-1116
Toll-free: (800)563-8336
Note: a province-wide service

Manitoba Problem Gambling Help Line
Toll-free: (800)306-6789
Note: provides help to people with gambling problems and their families. A Review of the Gambling Help-Line was conducted in 2001-02.

Refer to the Gambling Addiction Treatment section for a list of problem gambling services.

ASSINIBOINE MANITOBA (REGIONAL) EMERGENCY SERVICES

Mobile Crisis Unit & Crisis Phone Line
Phone: (204)725-4411

Crisis Stabilization Unit
Phone: (204)727-2555
Toll-free: (888)379-7699

Source: Centre for Suicide Prevention

MANITOBA (PROVINCE-WIDE) HEALTH SERVICES

Manitoba Health, a department of the provincial government, oversees health services. The delivery of services, however, is the responsibility of the Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) .

The Regional Health Authorities Act legislation came into force in 1997 and defines the duties and responsibilities of the RHAs and the Minister of Health.

Hospital News
has a listing of hospitals in Manitoba.

ASSINIBOINE MANITOBA (REGIONAL) HEALTH SERVICES

The Assiniboine Regional Health Authority website provides additional information on health services in this region.

Mental health services
are provided by Assiniboine RHA.

Assiniboine RHA has a list of local medical facilities

MANITOBA (PROVINCE-WIDE) ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHAB SERVICES

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) is a crown agency that contributes to the health and well being of Manitobans by addressing the harms associated with the use of alcohol, and other drugs and with gambling. The AFM is responsible for providing intervention, rehabilitation, prevention, education and research to citizens of Manitoba.

AFM serves Manitoba through 23 provincial offices located across the province.

 

ASSINIBOINE MANITOBA (REGIONAL) ALCOHOL & DRUG REHAB SERVICES

The Assiniboine Manitoba Health Region does not provide addiction services. For alcohol and drug information and referral, refer to Addictions Foundation of Manitoba in the Manitoba Alcohol & Drug Rehab Services section.

ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHAB PROGRAMS BY MUNICIPALITY

Type of Service

Each listing here provides alcohol and drug treatment services that are either medical, outpatient or residential:

Due to the lack of available detoxification services, you may have to travel outside of your municipality for assistance.

If you require residential alcohol and drug rehab, you may need to travel outside of your municipality to find a program that provides the right combination of length of stay, treatment philosophy, suitable peer group, staff training, etc. Wait lists are also common so looking outside of your region may help you locate a program with a shorter waitlist.

Since outpatient visits are typically provided on an ongoing basis for a few hours each week, try to find a service provider that is within a reasonable driving distance from your home community.

Source of Funding

Providers may be government-funded, government-subsidized or privately-funded (fee for service):

Government-funded programs typically have either the provincial ministry of health or local health authority somewhere in name of the organization. Also, the vast majority of hospitals in Canada are government-funded.

Government-subsidized providers receive major funding from the government in addition to donations and other revenue streams such as thrift stores (Salvation Army is an example). For the most part, government-subsidized programs are typically non-governmental organizations with an independent management team and board of directors.

Privately-funded providers include physicians in private practice even though under Canada’s universal health care policy, the government is billed for services rendered to individual Canadians. Although some privately-funded drug and alcohol rehab services exist in Canada, the vast majority are either government-funded or government-subsidized. Please note that privately-funded providers listed in canadadrugrehab.ca may be for-profit or not-for-profit. Since no distinction between for-profit and not-for-profit is made in canadadrugrehab.ca, visitors to this website that require additional information should contact the service provider directly.

How to search in this section:

1. This section is listed alphabetically by municipality. Scroll down to the name of the municipality or use the quick links at the top of the page
2. to find a provider by name (company name or professional’s last name) click the Control (Ctrl) key and, while holding it down, click the ‘F’ key
3. A “Find” window will pop up. In the space type in the name, avoiding use of first name or other words that could narrow down your search too far

Disclaimer: Inclusion or omission of an organization or agency in this database does not imply endorsement or non-endorsement by canadadrugrehab.ca. In no event shall canadadrugrehab.ca be liable for any decision or action taken in reliance on information provided by this referral service. Any questions regarding an alcohol and drug rehab program listing should be directed to that organization. If you believe you need immediate assistance, please call 911 or your local crisis hotline