Alcohol & Drug Services

Vision: Yukoners achieving freedom from the abuse of alcohol and other drugs.

Mission: Assisting individuals and communities in reducing the harmful effects of alcohol and other drugs by providing quality addictions services.

Programs and Services

Prevention Services:

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and school-based prevention
Training, consultation and capacity building
Resource centre for allied professionals
Information resource for general public

Detoxification Services:

Safe withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs
Awareness/education sessions
Referral to ongoing treatment, self-help groups and other support services
Detox Centre always open

Outpatient Counselling Services:

Brief screening and assessment of alcohol/drug problems
Individual counselling and support to families
Aftercare support following live-in treatment services
Referral to ongoing treatment, self-help groups and other support services
Recovery Support Groups
Community Partnerships
Outreach counselling available for Whitehorse agencies
Services to clients with concurrent disorders

Inpatient Treatment Services:

Six 28-day live-in (residential) gender specific adult programs offered each year
Men and women's follow-up program

Youth Services:

Counselling, assessments and referral to community support services
Support to families, focussed on alcohol and drug issues
Men and women's follow-up program
School-based counselling and prevention
Educational workshops for teachers, parents and students
Facilities alternative interventions

Outreach Services:

Assists allied professionals in the communities to develop pre-treatment and aftercare programs for clients
Delivers the addiction components of community wellness programs
Assists communities build capacity
Consultation on addiction related topics
Community Partnerships
Facilities a variety of addiction educational workshops to allied professionals who work in Yukon communities
Facilities a variety of addictions related training to allied professionals who work in Yukon communities

Services located at:

6118 6th Avenue (Sarah Steele Building)
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1M9
(867) 667-5777