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Mental Health At School

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Program:
Organizations: Dryden Native Friendship Centre
Dryden Native Friendship Centre - Dryden - Queen St - Administration
Phone Numbers: 807-223-4180 ext 2236
Toll-Free: 1-888-838-3632
Fax: 807-223-6275
Email: akwego@dnfconline.org
Website: www.dnfconline.org/akwe-go
Address: 74 Queen St
Dryden, ON
P8N 1A4
Location: Located on the corner of Queen St and Van Horne Ave
Accessibility: Partially Accessible      Partially Accessible
Accessibility Notes: Partially Accessible - Parking -- No designated spaces available; Entrance -- Accessible with automatic push button; Washroom -- Accessible with grab bar
Hours: Office: Mon-Fri8:30 am-4:30 pm * Activity dates and times vary
Service Description: Administers programs and services focused on improving the quality of life for Indigenous people living in an urban environment

Provides support, tools and health programming to help build upon child's ability to make healthy choices
  • Offers activities during the day, in the evening, after school and on weekends that are geared toward physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of the children and their families
  • Conducts initial assessment and creates plan for each participant
  • Partners with community and other services/programs to offer best possible supports
Services can include but are not limited to:
  • Individual mentoring to address issues of self-esteem, victimization and peer pressure
  • Homework assistance
  • Health and physical development activities
  • Access to traditional activities and cultural education
  • Supports to children and families who may be having difficulties in school and/or in conflict with the law
  • Coping skills, tools and preventative education to children/parents of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
  • Outreach to Aboriginal children in care
  • Supports for non-Native adoptive and foster parents to access culturally appropriate services
Fees: None
Application: Requires:

  • Advance registration

  • Intake assessment
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Urban Indigenous children 7-12 years of age
Languages: English

This information was last completely updated on: 1-14-2026


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