SERVICES

The Fraser Recovery Program provides the following services to raise awareness and to help the youth who have recognized their addiction problem.

Prevention and Awareness

Resource people from the Fraser Recovery Program are made available to the different schools in the region to meet with the youth and explain to them the realities of drug and alcohol abuse.

Twice-weekly meetings

Twice-weekly meetings are held in Quebec City for those members who have recognized their problem and are committed to recovery. At these meetings, the members are encouraged to talk about their problems and receive help and support from trained professionals and their peers. These meetings are presently held at the home of one of the members of the Board of Directors. In the future, these meetings will be moved to The Cottage, a rented house in the City which the Program has recently finished renovating.

The Camp

Those members who regularly attend meetings and are committed to remaining on the road to recovery are invited to spend time at The Camp. The Camp, a secluded fishing camp situated just two and a half hours from Quebec City, provides a temporary change of environment for the members of the Program. Away from the temptations and stresses of the city, the activities of The Camp are basically structured to help the young person start a normal, healthy new routine in life. The activities, animated by experienced personnel, include individual counseling, group therapy, and group discussions. Literature, dealing with a variety of related subjects ranging from addiction to health to diet, is also made available to them.

The temporary change of environment is very important; however, what comes after a camp stay is just as significant. When not at The Camp, the adolescents are encouraged to continue attending and participating in the twice-weekly meetings and to attend meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous and/or Narcotics Anonymous.

AA/NA accompaniment

To introduce the young member of the Program to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA), the personnel of the Program are available to accompany them to local AA or NA meetings.

Study hall

For a young person who is actively consuming drugs and alcohol, doing well in school is not a priority. Consequently, an evening study hall is held to help the newer members improve their academic performance. At The Cottage a room which is conducive to studying was set up for this purpose.  The study hall is supervised and volunteer tutors can be called upon to help members who are having difficulty in a variety of subjects.

Individual counseling

Individual counseling sessions are available with our professionals to help members deal with specific issues.

Parent meetings

In dealing with youth it became clear to us that parents are often unwittingly enabling their children and do not know how to cope with their children’s addiction. Parents, although well-intentioned, often exacerbate their children’s drug use problem, rather than promote recovery. To inform and educate the parents on the realities of addiction and recovery and to offer strategies on how to best intervene and deal with their recovering teenagers, we established weekly parental support meetings. This innovative change has led to more harmonious parent-child relationships and re-establishment of functionality in the home. The parents no longer blame themselves and are better able to cope with their children due to their newly acquired knowledge about addiction. The youth themselves report experiencing better support and understanding at home. The parent meetings have helped the young members of the Program by assisting them and their parents to deal with family conflicts.

24-hour help line

Each of the professionals employed by the Program are provided with cell phones to ensure that members have access to them whenever they may need  support. This service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.