Neqotkuk (Tobique) Mental Health and Addictions Outreach
58
People reached
145
Wellness supplies accessed
5
Lifesaving naloxone kits dispensed
1
HIV self-test kits accessed to ‘know your status'
8
Sexual health items provided
53
Supplies accessed to reduce harm
August 6, 2024
Our Community, Our Healthbox
Neqotkuk Mental Health and Addictions Outreach Program <span class="text-color-beige1">provides a holistic approach to health care</span> that is rooted in culture, while providing a non-judgemental environment.
Neqotkuk has several families that have been impacted by Residential Schools, and every family in the community has been impacted by the on-reserve Indian Day School that was operated into the 1980s.
This has led to a loss of language and culture, as well as unresolved intergenerational trauma in the community.
This has been compounded by loss of lands surrounding our rural community, in which to practice our Rights.
As a result, there has been increased mental health challenges, drug and alcohol misuse and homelessness.