Eyaa-Keen Healing Centre

Eyaa-Keen Healing Centre Inc. has been an accredited provider of Indigenous Mental Health Services (IMHS) since 2004 and has achieved consecutive three-year CARF accreditations in Intensive Outpatient Treatment and Governance Standards. Eyaa-Keen's programs and services deliver integrated physical, emotional, mental and spiritual treatment, healing... and development through a series of Indigenous Traditional ceremonial sessions. Treatment is based on traditional ways, disciplines and laws. Co-Founders and Co-Directors Mel and Shirley Chartrand were trained in Western treatment methods and recognized the limitations western treatment for Indigenous peoples. These methods did not get to the core of the Indigenous people and ways of healing from trauma, focusing on identifying and connecting with inner strengths and abilities. Now, Mel and Shirley have been trained extensively by their ceremonial Elders in healing using Traditional methods, which they apply to all their programs and services. Many times the people who seek out Eyaa-Keen's services are not ready to fully embrace traditional ways. To ease the transition, the Chartrands created a way of teaching and discipline that is traditional-based, but not recognizable as such. Eyaa-Keen offers one-on-one sessions, group sessions, day programming for two or three days, and five- and ten-day residential programs. Eyaa-Keen makes sure that the service is geared toward what each person needs. Eyaa-Keen clients are trained to look after themselves - they learn discipline and how to recognize triggers and handle situations. By the end of a five- or ten-day program, they have a complete maintenance system for themselves. After that, they continue one-on-ones for support, or they continue for groups or ceremonies. The end result is that each time a person improves themselves, they improve the community.Read More