Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program
Government of Canada - Indigenous Services Canada
- Description
- Provides mental health, emotional, and cultural support services to former Indian Residential School students and their families.
Service offers:
- 24-hour toll-free crisis support line
The Resolution Health Support Program offers access to these services:
- cultural support from Elders and traditional healers, including ceremonies, teachings, and dialogue
- emotional support provided by local Indigenous organizations
- counselling by registered professionals
- transportation to support services
Key Provider: psychologists, social workers - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- former students of Indian Residential Schools and their families
- spouse or partner
- those raised by, or raised in the household of, an Indian Residential School Survivor
- any relative who has experienced the effects of intergenerational trauma associated with a family member's time at an Indian Residential School
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, To access service:
- contact the Indigenous Services Alberta regional office to access the Resolution Health Support Program
- call the toll-free Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program (IRSRHSP) Alberta regional office
- call the toll-free 24 hour crisis support line
- Federal Indian Day Schools health support services
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Support Program
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Toll Free
- 1-888-495-6588 (Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program Alberta Region)
- Telephone
- 780-495-2773 (Alberta Indigenous Service Regional Office)
- Toll Free
- 1-866-925-4419 (24 Hour National Crisis Line)
- Toll Free
- 1-844-413-6649 (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Crisis Line)
- Web Site
- https://sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1581971225188/1581971250953
- Languages
- English; French
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- June 24, 2024
- Hours of Operation
- Mon07:00 AM to 04:00 PMTue07:00 AM to 04:00 PMWed07:00 AM to 04:00 PMThu07:00 AM to 04:00 PMFri07:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Hours of operation listed above are for Indigenous Service Canada.
The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.