Health and Wellness

Provides a virtual Indigenous wellness program designed to equip youth with essential tools, skills, and resources to enhance their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health. The program is accessible via phone or video call and can be tailored to meet individual or community-specific needs. Includes:

• A pre-session video featuring a trusted Indigenous influencer
• A virtual conversation led by a Kids Help Phone Indigenous Wellness Specialist
• A package with a step-by-step booklet, activities, resource materials, and promotional gifts

Note: The conversation session is not a counselling session, but support is available 24/7 through Kids Help Phone.

Provides supports to individuals who are affected by Federal India Day Schools and their family members. Includes:

• Cultural support (access to Elders, Knowledge Holders, traditional healers, and ceremonies)
• Emotional support
• Professional counselling
• Transportation (Assistance with transportation may be offered when professional counselling and cultural support services are not locally available)

Provides band members with access to health services. Includes:

• Primary care (Doctor, nursing staff, and dietician)​
• Immunization
• Enhanced Home and Community Care Program
• Home Visit
• Mental Wellness and Addictions Program
• Diabetic Foot Care Clinic
• Drinking Water Quality
• Cultural Services
• Blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol monitoring
• Maternal Child Health Program
• First Aid/CPR Course
• Medical Transportation
• Coordination of Non-Insured Health Benefits and Medicare
• Children's Oral Health Initiative (COHI)
• Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative Program and more

Provides health care services such as:

• General physician services
• Home and community care supports
• Substance abuse counselling
• Access to fitness and maternal health professionals
• Child and family wellness programming
• Health and nutrition programs, including services aimed at those with diabetes
• Individual and group wellness programs to help with day to day life skills and help with referrals to other programs that can help
• Gender-Affirming Care referrals
• Drop-in Health Clinic

Offers programs and services to support the health and well-being of Indigenous people in

Epekwitk / PEI. Includes:

• Improving access to health programs and services for First Nation communities
• Empowering Epekwitnewaq Mi'kmaq to manage their health and well-being
• Increasing awareness of the health and wellness programs available in Epekwitk / PEI
• Strengthening capacity within First Nation communities to address unique health and safety concerns
• Advocating for the health and wellness needs of First Nations people and communities in Epekwitk / PEI
• Fostering collaboration with government organizations, non-governmental organizations, and Indigenous organizations
• Ensuring the health and wellness needs of Epekwitnewaq Mi'kmaq are reflected in health policies, programs, and procedures

Offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Kanata / Canada through telephone and online chat counselling and crisis intervention. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors can help if you:

• Want to talk
• Are distressed
• Have strong emotional reactions
• May be triggered by painful memories

Counsellors can also help find other wellness supports that are accessible near you.

The helpline is operated by Donna Cona, an Indigenous organization.

• Cultural support (access to Elders, Knowledge Holders, traditional healers, and ceremonies)
• Emotional support
• Professional counselling
• Transportation (Assistance with transportation may be offered when professional counselling and cultural support services are not locally available)

• Mobility aids
• Wheelchair ramps
• Services from Elders
• Assessments and screenings
• Medical supplies and equipment
• Mental health services
• Therapeutic services such as speech therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy

• Land-based activities
• Respite care (individual or group)
• Specialized programs based on cultural beliefs and practices

• Specialized school transportation
• Tutoring services
• Teaching assistants
• Psycho-educational assessments
• Assistive technology and electronics
• School supplies

• Traditions, rituals and spirituality
• Expectations of care
• Care for the patient and family
• Emotions and support
• Talking about illness
• After death and ceremonies