• Non stigmatized, non-judgmental
• Unconditional
  Provide information, teaching to promote safety and optimized health care regardless of individual’s current state
• Provides a path to recovery if client determines they are ready/willing
• Meets the patients wherever they are at in their journey

• Recognizes the physical and psychological impacts of trauma
• Asks “what happened to you”, not “what is wrong with you”
• Recognizes that behaviors have purpose and behaviors are not about us
• Universal trauma precautions

Multi-disciplinary teams within all our programs include:

• Addiction Physicians
• Family physicians
• Infectious disease physicians
• Pediatricians
• Cardiologist
• Nursing
• Pharmacy support
• Social workers
• Addictions workers

• Trauma counseling (in-house and direct referrals for outreach teams)
• Cultural support (direct links to spiritual and cultural care depending on each persons needs and desires)
• Dedicated MSS protection teams
• Pet therapy
• 24/7 Home Support Workers who offer guidance with parenting, life skills, med management etc.
• 5-year relational support through Hands at Work
• Weekly groups facilitated by Read Saskatoon – financial/family/ children literacy
• Kids First Programming
• Coordination with existing community supports
• Individualized case plans that represent each clients unique person, background, needs and goals

• Housing support from application to move in, to eviction prevention
• Connection to supports that help clients manage in community
• Links to detox and treatment
• Connection to primary care settings for ongoing care
• Pharmacy support
• Transportation to medical and social appointments
  In hospital support for individuals who are resistant to acute care based on historical treatment and trauma
• Supplies from food, formula to pots, pans, coffee etc. that help lessen the burden in community or in stressful periods.