CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH – MOOKA’AM

Mooka’am – “New Dawn” – was developed under the guidance of traditional teachers and elders. Mooka'am is comprised of preventative and healing services for children, women and men using a combination of traditional cultural approaches to health and healing and contemporary counselling techniques.

Using a strength-based approach, we strive to help families and individuals in the community to restore holistic health by:

• Building self-esteem and strong identities

• Dealing with the effects of trauma, including emotional, spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse

• Developing healthy relationships with partner, family and community

Services are provided in individual, family and group settings, and include:

• Children’s mental health assessments and treatment (0 to 6 and 6+)

• Transitional support for women in domestic violence situations

• Family work

• Men’s healing

• Women’s healing

• Group programs including:

  • Strengthening Families group program for families with children aged 7 to 11

  • Here to Help program for children and women whose lives have been impacted by domestic violence

  • Women’s Empowerment Circle for women who may have been exposed to violence or who lack self-esteem

  • Journey of the Peaceful Warrior group program using Aboriginal teachings about responsibility for self-change and healing

  • PAR – Partner Assault Response court-ordered educational/therapeutic program for men who have assaulted their partners

  • Women’s Support Group drop-in program for women with a history of alcohol and/or drug use

  • YAP – Youth and Parents communication program

  • SNAP – Stop Now And Plan programs to help children and their caregivers learn self-control and problem solving skills

Click here for more information about our Family Violence programs and services.