Women Seeking Safety is a 16 week program for women experiencing the impact of violence and struggling with substance use.
- SAFETY as the overarching goal, helping women attain safety in relationships, thinking, behaviour, and emotions
- INTEGRATED treatment, working on both responses to trauma and substance misuse at the same time
- ABSTINENCE from substances is not a requirement to attend this group
- INCORPORATION of Spirit and ceremony as part of the healing process
EVERY TUESDAY STARTING ON MAR 12th 2013, 6 to 8:30 pm
VANCOUVER WOMEN’S HEALTH COLLECTIVE. 29 WEST HASTINGS STREET VANCOUVER, BC
For more information contact BRANDY at 604-652-1867 or brandy@bwss.org
You can download poster here.
Further information about the impact of violence and struggling with substance use, visit:
Women Seeking Safety, Women Making Waves, Summer 2006, page 5
Empowering Non-Status, Refugee, and Immigrant Women Who Experience Violence
‘Before, During and After: Ending Violence is not easy’ by Samantha Kearney
