Recovery Canoe Journey and Community Potlatch
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09/24/2011 3:00 PM
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09/24/2011 6:00 PM
Recovery Canoe Journey followed by open Potlatch with Alaska Native foods, community dinner, speeches and recognition of key supporters.
Location:
Sheet'ka Kwaán Naa Kahídi community building
200 Katlian Street
Sitka,
AK
99835
United States
200 Katlian Street
Sponsoring Organizations:
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Behavioral Health Division is partnering with Sitkans Against Family Violence (SAFV), Yoga Union, Youth Advocates of Sitka, Greater Sitka Arts Council, the Hames Athletic and Wellness Center, Sitka Counseling
And Prevention Services (SCAPS) and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sitka SEARHC Behavioral Health includes: SEARHC Behavioral Health Prevention (Substance Abuse Reduction and Suicide Prevention), SEARHC Gunaanastí/Bill Brady Healing Center Adult Residential Substance
Abuse Treatment Center, SEARHC Yéil Jeeyáx - Raven's Way Adolescent Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center.
Type of Event:
Celebration
Food
Program Agenda:
3pm Canoe Journey arriving at Sheet'ka Kwaán Naa Kahídi potlatch event at 4pm. Speeches, recognition of key supporters. Gifts distribution
Invited Officials / Presenters:
Harry Bradley, Counselor Supervisor, Gunaanasti/Bill Brady Healing Center emcee and gifts distribution.
Targeted participants for this year's event:
150
Invited Participants / Audience:
People in recovery, family and friends of people in recovery, the community at large
Primary Contact:
Robert Hoffmann
222 Tongass Drive
Sitka,
AK
99835
United States
907-966-8880
Secondary Contact:
Harry Bradley
222 Tongass Drive
Sitka,
AK
99835
United States
907-966-8655
Website:
http://www.searhc.org/common/pages/pressreleases/detail.php?id=219
Date of Post: 8/29/2011
News/Media Name: JuneauEmpire.com
Press Copy: JUNEAU EMPIRE STAFF REPORT September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, and the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is partnering with community programs throughout the region to host special events in Sitka, Juneau and Prince
of Wales Island during this month. National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month is hosted nationally by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. This year’s theme is “Join the Voices for Recovery:
Recovery Benefits Everyone.” To help people in their recovery, SEARHC offers three residential substance abuse treatment centers in Sitka — Yéil Jeeyáx Raven’s Way for adolescents (ages 13-18), Gunaanastí Bill Brady Healing Center for adults and Déilee Hít
Safe Harbor House for women. SEARHC provides outpatient alcohol and substance abuse treatment through its Haa Toowóo Náakw Hít behavioral health clinic in Sitka, its Juneau Behavioral Health Clinic, and through the Community Family Services program in nine
communities — Angoon, Craig, Haines, Hoonah, Hydaburg, Kake, Klawock, Klukwan and Petersburg. SEARHC also offers a Behavioral Health/Suicide Prevention Program that works with schools and youth groups to prevent youth substance abuse and young adult binge
drinking. In addition, the program offers a toll-free 24/7 SEARHC Help Line at 1-877-294-0074 for Southeast residents who need help in a time of crisis, sponsors the “1 is 2 Many” regional suicide prevention task force for Southeast Alaska, offers suicide
prevention/intervention training in the region and hosts a Youth Ambassadors program to prevent suicide. For more information, including a schedule of events, visit bit.ly/ngyKjy or contact Teri Tibbett in Juneau at 465-4765 or Harry Bradley in Sitka at 907-966-8655.
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