Counselling Centre of East Algoma - Education

08/02/2025

07/31/2025

🧠 Mental Health Matters 💬

Your mental health is connected to everything — stress, trauma, anxiety, care, social support, and more. It's okay to not be okay, and it's brave to ask for help.

Let’s break the stigma. 💛

🔹 Prioritize your well-being
🔹 Reach out when you need support
🔹 Know that you're not alone

07/31/2025

📅 Civic Holiday Closure Notice
The Counselling Centre of East Algoma will be closed on Monday, August 4, 2025 in recognition of the Civic Holiday.

If you are in crisis during this time:
🔹 Refer to your personal safety plan, if available.
🔹 Visit the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.
🔹 Call or text 988 for immediate mental health support — available 24/7.

We will resume regular services on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 8:30 a.m.

Wishing everyone a safe and restful long weekend.
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07/30/2025

Human trafficking is not just a global issue—it happens here in Canada, too. Thousands of people are trafficked every year for sexual exploitation, forced labour, and other forms of abuse. The vast majority of police-reported human trafficking cases in Canada involve Canadian-born women and girls, many of whom are under the age of 25 (Statistics Canada, 2020).

👉 Trafficking thrives in silence.
Today, we raise awareness, honour survivors, and call for action.

What you can do:
🔹 Learn the signs of trafficking
🔹 Support survivor-led organizations
🔹 Challenge myths and stigma
🔹 Share resources and speak up

Canadian Resources:
🇨🇦 Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline – 1-833-900-1010
🇨🇦 Covenant House – Trafficking Intervention Services
🇨🇦 Native Women’s Association of Canada – Anti-Trafficking Initiatives
🇨🇦 Public Safety Canada – National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking

Together, we can build communities that are safer, more informed, and empowered to protect one another. 💙

07/24/2025

Today is a reminder that self-care is not selfish — it’s essential.

Whether it’s setting healthy boundaries, seeking connection, resting when you need to, or saying “no” without guilt — your wellbeing matters.

🌞 Self-care looks different for everyone:
✔ Taking a walk on the land
✔ Turning off your phone
✔ Talking to a trusted friend or Elder
✔ Practicing your culture or spirituality
✔ Drinking water and nourishing your body

In the world of caregiving, advocacy, and community support — let’s not forget to care for ourselves, too. We cannot pour from an empty cup.

💬 What does self-care mean to you?

07/21/2025

🧘‍♀️ Sit with it.

Not everything needs to be fixed right away.
Not every feeling needs to be pushed aside.
Sometimes, the bravest thing we can do is pause and feel.

✨ "Healing happens by feeling." – Dr. Rebecca Ray

Let this be your gentle reminder:
You don’t have to rush the process. You just have to stay present.

💛 Breathe. Acknowledge. Sit with it.

07/18/2025

Who holds power? Who is pushed to the margins?

This Wheel of Power and Privilege invites us to reflect on how systems of privilege and marginalization shape our everyday lives.

🌍 The closer you are to the centre, the more societal power you likely hold.
⚠️ The further out you are, the more likely you are to face discrimination, barriers, or exclusion.

👀 Take a moment to look at the categories:
➡️ Citizenship
➡️ Skin colour
➡️ Gender
➡️ Language
➡️ Mental health
➡️ Body size
➡️ Sexuality
➡️ Ability... and more.

✅ This tool is not about guilt—it’s about awareness. Understanding how intersectionality works is key to creating equitable and inclusive communities.