NWT MLA critical of treatment centre closure
A Northwest Territories MLA is calling the decision to close the territory's only addictions treatment centre irresponsible. The Government of the Northwest Territories announced last week it plans to close the Nats'ejee K'eh Treatment Centre in Hay River.
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How will health-care reform affect addiction treatment?
Traditionally, addiction has been treated in a silo, it has not been part of regular health care, and people battling addiction have been treated by specialty clinics, rehabs. They were not treated until their addiction had spiraled out of control …
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Treatment centre to shut down
The Nats'ejee Keh Treatment Centre's contract with the GNWT will not be renewed come Sept. 30. Instead, clients of the territory's only residential addictions treatment facility will be sent to community counselling services, as well as potentially …
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