The Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health recently completed a project focused on identifying promising practices in women’s substance use treatment and recovery services. They
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Complementary therapies in substance use recovery with pregnant women and girls
Flannigan K, Odell B, Rizvi I, Murphy L, Pei J. Complementary therapies in substance use recovery with pregnant women and girls. Women’s Health. 2022;18. doi:10.1177/17455057221126807 Abstract
CBC: Calgary addictions centre buys land to address needs of more female clients
Terri Trembath · CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2022 5:00 AM MT Standing at the opening of a weathered and greyed picket fence, looking at a boarded up, run-down
Cape Breton Post: ‘There’s hope’: As pandemic sees increase in alcohol consumption, Nova Scotia women share stories of recovery from addiction
Amanda Jess (amandaleigh.jess@gmail.com) Becki Haltom was nine years old when she had her first drink of beer. She remembers her teenage babysitter offering it to her
Therapy Dogs and Recovery from Addiction
Therapy Dogs and Recovery from Addiction | Colleen Anne Dell | TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan What if we included domesticated animals, and in particular dogs, into the recovery
New Book, Mothers, Addiction and Recovery: Finding Meaning Through the Journey
This anthology is a collection of personal accounts, research, treatment approaches and policy commentary exploring women’s experiences of mothering in the context of addiction. Individual