MILLBROOK FAMILY HEALING CENTRE
SERVICES MAINLAND NOVA SCOTIA
WAYCOBAH FAMILY HEALING CENTRE
SERVICES CAPE BRETON ISLAND
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Millbrook First Nation
PO Box 665
Truro NS
B2N 5E5
Admin: 902-893-8483
Fax: 902-893-2987
Crisis Lines: Local 863-8483
Toll Free: 1-800-565-4741
Program Director: Freda Simon
simonmf@gov.ns.ca
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Waycobah First Nation
PO Box 310
Whycocomagh, NS
B0E 3M0
Admin: 902-756-3440
Fax: 902-756-3441
Crisis Lines: Local 756-3440
Toll Free: 1-800-565-3440
Program Director:Karen Bernard
bernark@gov.ns.ca
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Mi'kmaw Family Healing Centres delivers direct child welfare legislative and Family Violence Protection, Treatment and Prevention Services to all (13) Mi'kmaw First Nation Bands of Nova Scotia. MFHC Board of Directors are the (13) Bands and a Representative from the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association.
CIRCLE OF HEALING
Protection, safety, shelter, and basic life necessities to women and children.
24-hour crisis support telephone line.
Support and information to women, men, and children to enable them to develop and maintain a healthful and violent-free lifestyle.
Individual and Group Counselling for women, men, and children.
Outreach services to women, men, and children.
Referral and follow-up to other social services programs.
Community Education in Family Violence Intervention, Treatment, and Prevention
The Mi'kmaw Family Healing Centres are located on the Waycobah and Millbrook First Nation Communities. There are four family units within each Centre.
All of the Counsellors and Support staff are committed to assisting Mi'kmaw women, men, and children to develop and maintain a healthy and violent-free lifestyle. Families will receive treatment within their own communities with counsellors who are knowledgeable of their language, values, and lifestyle.
When women, men, and children are referred to off-reserve programs, the counsellor will ensure that the family member successfully accesses and receives services. This type of holistic programming is well established and practices by MFCS. TheWhole-Family Treatment Program is based on the thinking and recommendations of the local and national First Nations community.
The Outreach Program and the Men's Program are community based. The counsellors work with the women, men, and children from the Mi'kmaw First Nation communities by providing individual and group counselling. The Programs also work with other social service agencies to deliver joint programming to address the needs of Mi'kmaw women, men, and children who experience family violence.
If you are interested in helping to eliminate violence against women and children, consider making a donation to:
Mi'kmaw Family Healing Centre
Millbrook First Nation
PO Box 665
Truro, NS
B2N 5E5
AND
Mi'kmaw Family Healing Centre
Waycobah First Nation
PO Box 310
Whycocomagh, NS
B0E 3M0
Our Purpose
To Eliminate Violence Against Women in
Nova Scotia by:
- Working collaboratively with other equality seeking organizations, and the three levels of government, to address barriers that prevent women, and their children from living free of Violence and Abuse
- Advocating for sufficient programs, services and funding for Transition Houses in Nova Scotia
- Increasing public awareness of Violence and Abuse in our society
- Conducting and/or participating in Feminist Participatory Research
- Providing training and networking opportunities for Boards and Staff of our Member Organizations
Contact Us
Provincial Coordinator:
Pamela Harrison
319-1657 Barrington St
Halifax, NS B3J 2A1
1-902-429-7287 [p]
1-902-429-0561 [f]
Media Information
For a THANS response to general issues
pertaining to violence against women
please contact our Media Spokeswoman:
Rhonda Fraser, (902) 679-6544, email
For a response to issues pertaining to specific
geographic areas in Nova Scotia or to a specific
shelter, please click on Find A Shelter