The services offered at the Walgwan Center include Pre/Post Services. Our intervenors are directly involved in evaluating the clientele prior to admission to our Center, working closely with the local community intervenors, and, as much as possible, traveling to the communities and participating in the assessment of youth being referred. While in the communities, our intervenors will also follow up on our clientele who have returned home, evaluating and offering continued support in their ongoing recovery process.

Residential services is when the youths are coming into our program for rehabilitation services. We expect the clients to participate in the residential program for a maximum period of up to six (6) months at the Walgwan Center. In the first stages of the program, we are concerned with the detoxification period. The youths are closely observed. We evaluate their health and their capacity to understand the program and initiating the daily activities progressively. In this first stage of the program, we would evaluate the duration of the stay into the program, looking at the need or not to extend to the full duration of six months. After the first month (sooner depending on each case), we start implementing the intervention plan, working more precisely on aspects of their life they have recognized as needed to be changed or improved. At this stage, we rely also on the resources in the community of origin. In the last stage, we work on preparing the youth to return home, preparing them to reintegrate daily activities as they present themselves in the community, working on a plan of action guiding the youth once back home and identifying resources that will provide the support needed for the youth to continue in their recovery process.

A family program is also included in the phases of the residential program. We will invite family members and/or significant ones to come to our program and participate in the youth's recovery journey. This involvement will also be the occasion for these individuals to learn more about substance abuse, about issues needed to be addressed and identifying resources when in need of extending recovery to the family units.

Our services are designed based on the principle of the holistic approach. Our interventions are done in respect with the youth's desire to change and re-establishing a healthier lifestyle. It is about creating a balance with the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical elements in their life.

We have also included "school" activities within the Center, five days per week. These services are adapted to the actual needs of the youth. Some youths coming to our Center may require medical services and we work closely with the Community Health Center already established in the Community of Gesgapegiag. In other cases, they may need to be seen by a psychologist, as part of our clinical team we have our psychologist.

Our predominant aspect for the Walgwan Center is the native culture and traditions. This component of the program, while addressing issues concerning the youth through a holistic approach, will be the "backbone" in reinstating a sense of well-being. Elders are part of our team and are in frequent contact with the youth as well as providing guidance for our staff.

Our services are provided in both official languages (French/English) and whenever possible, we encourage our staff and our clients to use their native language.