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Organization:
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Akwesasne Child and Family Services
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After Hours:
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Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service 613-575-2000 (inform the dispatcher you are trying to contact the on-call worker)
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Address:
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c/o Akwesasne Child and Family Services
PO Box 90
Akwesasne, QC
H0M 1A0
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Street Address:
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Kanonhkwatsheriio Health Facility
31 Hill Top Dr
St Regis
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Map
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Hours:
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Service | |
| Mon | 8am-5pm | |
| Tue | 8am-5pm | |
| Wed | 8am-5pm | |
| Thu | 8am-5pm | |
| Fri | 8am-5pm | |
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Executives:
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Valerie Cree-Cook - Associate Director of Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Joseph Morin Lauzon - Director of Department of Community and Social Services
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Service Description:
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Child Protective Services Agency * Primary Prevention Programming and Activities * Youth Protection * Foster Care * Cultural Programming and Education * Family Services
Offers primary prevention, education and activities to the community and district schools. Intervention services include: counselling * advocacy * support * referrals for support services (i.e. mental health counseling, drug and alcohol addiction services, assessments, financial services, etc.) * traditional teaching on Mohawk culture, grief recovery support groups and parenting instruction and guidance (i.e. parenting, budgeting, anger management, communication, self-esteem, etc)
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Application:
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By law, suspected child abuse must be reported * call for information
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Members of Akwesasne who reside in the Ontario and Quebec portions of Akwesasne * for child protection matter: children 18 years and under
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