The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is one of the largest and most diverse health regions in Canada. It is responsible for providing health care to more than 700,000 people living in the City of Winnipeg as well as the surrounding Rural Municipalities of East and West St. Paul and the Town of Churchill, located in northern Manitoba.
The WRHA also provides health care support and specialty referral services to nearly 500,000 Manitobans who live outside its boundaries as well as residents of northwestern Ontario and Nunavut who require the speciality referral services and expertise available in Winnipeg.
A map of the Winnipeg Manitoba Regional Health Authority shows Winnipeg in relation to the other RHAs.
Adult Mobile Crisis Service
Phone: 204.940.1781
Winnipeg Crisis Stabilization Unit
Phone: 204.940.3633
Crisis Stabilization Unit
Phone: 204.940.3633
Youth Mobile Crisis Team
Phone: 204.949.4777
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.
Addictions Helpline
Toll free: 1.855.662.6605
Men’s Program
146 Magnus Ave
Winnipeg, MB R2W 2B4
Phone: 204.944.6209
Email: wpgmens@afm.mb.ca
Women and Family Program
586 & 588 River Ave
Winnipeg, MB R3L 0E8
Phone: 204.944.6229
Email: womenandfamily@afm.mb.ca
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With a population of approximately 709,000 people, Winnipeg offers a variety of private and public programs for drug rehabilitation, alcohol treatment and detox. Use this page as your gateway to Winnipeg quick facts, emergency numbers relating to drug abuse, alcoholism, and detox services as well as how to locate your health authority.
The City of Winnipeg is located at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, almost at the geographic centre of North America. With an ethnically diverse population, Winnipeg is characterized by slow but steady growth. It is the eighth largest city in Canada and dominates the Manitoba economy. Source: http://winnipeg.ca/History/HistoricalProfile.stm
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