HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Health is about well-being in all areas of our lives. Individual and community health and wellness depend upon culture and relationships as well as physical, environmental, spiritual, and emotional factors. This is reflected in Gwich’in Guiding Principles such as:
The preservation and respect for the land are essential to the well-being… of our people and our culture.
The GTC Health and Wellness team works to support individual and community health and wellness through meaningful community participation, collaboration, and stewardship. We provide services and develop initiatives to support the well-being of Gwich’in Participants.

Program Areas

​​Mental Health, Emotional & Cultural Support	​Children, Youth & Families	Advocacy & Outreach	​​Research & Capacity Building
​On-the-land healing Connection with culture Resolution Health Support Program Aftercare & follow-up	Jordan’s Principle service coordination and activities Youth wellness programming ​​	Support to Gwich’in Participants navigating NWT or federal (NIHB) services Promotion of cultural safety in the health and social services system	Collaboration with DGOs and community organizations Support for research & training funding access to Gwich’in Participants and communities ​

Key Services

Jordan's Principle

Jordan's Principle aims to ensure all First Nations children living in Canada can access the products, services, and supports they need, when they need them. Funding can help with a wide range of health, social and educational needs, including the unique needs that First Nations Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA children and youth and those living with disabilities may have.

• Jordan's Principle Call Centre: 1-855-JP-CHILD (1-855-572-4453), open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Request Form (INDIVIDUAL) – Jordan’s Principle
• GTC Request Form (GROUP/ORGANIZATION) – Jordan’s Principle
• GTC Required Documentation Guide – Jordan’s Principle

Resolution Health Support Program

The Resolution Health Support Program provides mental health, emotional and cultural support services to former residential school students and their families, as well as to the wider public in communities impacted by residential schools. GTC employs five Cultural Support Workers in Inuvik, Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtchic and Aklavik who work with clients throughout the region to ensure they have access to professional counsellors, non-insured health benefits, and other support programs in Northwest Territories and southern Canada.

• National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419, 24-hour emotional and crisis referral services.
• First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 / online chat at hopeforwellness.ca. Toll-free and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our Team

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Sallie Ross Director, Health & Wellness 867-777-7939 Email Gwich’in Tribal Council Office, Inuuvik (Inuvik)	Dennis Allen Manager, Health Services 867-777-7950 Email Gwich’in Tribal Council Office, Inuuvik (Inuvik)	Janelle Pascal Jordan’s Principle Coordinator (867) 678-4105 Email Gwich’in Tribal Council Office, Inuuvik (Inuvik)
Krysten Cardinal Adìts’àt Tr’iniinjii (Build Yourself Up) Coordinator​(867) 377-0830 Email Teetł’it Zheh (Fort McPherson)	​Helen Wilson Elder Support Worker (867) 377-0340 Email Teetł’it Zheh (Fort McPherson)	​