Indigenous Wellness Supports
Indigenous Supports
Contact Us
Indigenous Supports
indigenous@lakelandcollege.ca
780 871 5444
Transitioning to college life can be difficult. You don't have to do it alone.
The Indigenous support services team is here to help.
Like other supports, wellness is connected to other aspects of our services.
Some things such as links to our wellness services team are obvious parts of wellness support. Providing the Otôtemiwewin Student Lounge for cultural practices is another part of wellness.
Check out the specific supports services below.
If you have questions or want help you can always:
- stop by our office in Lloydminster (Room 2023 between the hair salon and the Otôtemiwewin Student Lounge)
- stop by our Vermilion office (in the Commons, basement of Alumni Hall)
- email indigenous@lakelandcollege.ca
Lakeland services
Lakeland College provides free, confidential counselling through staff on both campuses.
Our wellness advisor helps with all aspects of wellness. This includes:
- mental health
- educational health
- financial health
- spiritual health
- social health
If you're ensure who to talk to, you may start with either Indigenous support team, Rikki Ducharme or Madeleine Hayes, our wellness advisors,
Vermilion:
Lloydminster:
Visit the campus nurse if you need medical help.
Help and crisis lines
The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
It's available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer:
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counselling
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crisis intervention
You have two options to reach the help line:
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call toll-free 1 855 242 3310
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connect to the online chat at hopeforwellness.ca
1 866 925 4419 is the toll-free number for the Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line.
The line is available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience, or for family members who are effected by those experiences.
NIHB provides eligible First Nations and Inuit clients with coverage for a range of health benefits that are not covered through other:
- social programs
- private insurance plans
- provincial or territorial health insurance
The program provides coverage for the following medically necessary goods and services:
This database of a variety of mental health services lists resources for people who identify as Indigenous or Aboriginal, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Call toll-free every day, every hour all year long 1 833 456 4566.
Text 45645 between 4 pm and midnight Eastern time (2 pm and 10 pm Mountain time).
If it's an emergency, call 911.