Indian residential school (IRS) resolution health support program
The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program (IRS RHSP) provides mental health and emotional support services to eligible former Indian Residential School students and their families throughout all phases of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, including:
Program Eligibility
All former Indian Residential School students, regardless of the individual's status or place of residence within Canada, who attended an Indian Residential School listed in the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement are eligible to receive services from the Resolution Health Support Program.
In recognition of the intergenerational impacts that the Indian Residential Schools had on families, Resolution Health Support Program services are also available to family members of former Indian Residential Schools students. The family of former students is defined as:
Services Available
Cultural Support - Cultural supports are provided by local Aboriginal organizations who coordinate the services of Elders and/or traditional healers. Cultural supports seek to assist former students and their families to safely address issues related to Indian Residential Schools as well as the disclosure of abuse during the Settlement Agreement process. Specific services are chosen by the former student and/or family member and can include traditional healing, ceremonies, teachings and dialogue.
Emotional Support - Services are provided by local Aboriginal organizations and are designed to help former students and their families safely address issues related to the negative impacts of the Indian Residential Schools as well as the disclosure of abuse during the Settlement Agreement process. A Resolution Health Support Worker will listen, talk and provide support to former students and their family members through all phases of the Settlement Agreement process.
Professional Counselling - Professional counsellors are psychologists and social workers that are registered with Health Canada, for individual or family counselling. A professional counsellor will listen, talk and assist individuals to find ways of healing from Indian Residential School experiences.
Transportation - Assistance with transportation may be offered when professional counselling and cultural support services are not locally available.
If you would like more information, please contact:
Sagkeeng Health Centre: (204) 367-9990
David Henderson - Resolution Health Support Worker - [email protected] (ext. 228)
Cheryl Bird (nee Edwards) - Cultural Support Provider - [email protected] (ext. 229)
Joe Daniels - Cultural Support Provider - [email protected]
- Common Experience Payments (CEP)
- Independent Assessment Process (IAP),
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) events
- Commemorative activities
Program Eligibility
All former Indian Residential School students, regardless of the individual's status or place of residence within Canada, who attended an Indian Residential School listed in the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement are eligible to receive services from the Resolution Health Support Program.
In recognition of the intergenerational impacts that the Indian Residential Schools had on families, Resolution Health Support Program services are also available to family members of former Indian Residential Schools students. The family of former students is defined as:
- spouse or partner;
- those raised by or raised in the household of a former Indian Residential School student; and,
- any relation who has experienced effects of intergenerational trauma associated with a family member's time at an Indian Residential School.
Services Available
Cultural Support - Cultural supports are provided by local Aboriginal organizations who coordinate the services of Elders and/or traditional healers. Cultural supports seek to assist former students and their families to safely address issues related to Indian Residential Schools as well as the disclosure of abuse during the Settlement Agreement process. Specific services are chosen by the former student and/or family member and can include traditional healing, ceremonies, teachings and dialogue.
Emotional Support - Services are provided by local Aboriginal organizations and are designed to help former students and their families safely address issues related to the negative impacts of the Indian Residential Schools as well as the disclosure of abuse during the Settlement Agreement process. A Resolution Health Support Worker will listen, talk and provide support to former students and their family members through all phases of the Settlement Agreement process.
Professional Counselling - Professional counsellors are psychologists and social workers that are registered with Health Canada, for individual or family counselling. A professional counsellor will listen, talk and assist individuals to find ways of healing from Indian Residential School experiences.
Transportation - Assistance with transportation may be offered when professional counselling and cultural support services are not locally available.
If you would like more information, please contact:
Sagkeeng Health Centre: (204) 367-9990
David Henderson - Resolution Health Support Worker - [email protected] (ext. 228)
Cheryl Bird (nee Edwards) - Cultural Support Provider - [email protected] (ext. 229)
Joe Daniels - Cultural Support Provider - [email protected]
