Portage

Programs and Services

Adolescent Program- Age 14-18

• Portage’s adolescent program for francophone and anglophone youth is a French-speaking or English- speaking residential drug addiction rehabilitation program, located in Prevost Quebec.
• The on-site schooling, tailored to individual needs, helps them learn to succeed in school.

Adult Programs

• Residential program: Portage’s adult program is a bilingual drug addiction rehabilitation program located in Prevost, Quebec.
• Day Center: Portage’s adult Day Centre program is a French-speaking drug addiction rehabilitation program located in Quebec City.

Mother and Child program

• A residential drug addiction rehabilitation program for pregnant women and mothers with young children.
• Specialized educators work with the children at the on-site childcare service while the mothers are involved in therapeutic groups, and also with the mother-child duo in order to build and strengthen the mother’s parenting skills.

Mentally ill chemical abusers program

• A residential drug addiction rehabilitation program for men and women suffering from both mental illness and substance abuse.

Portage Academy

• To help them get back on track and learn how to succeed in a school environment, the drug addiction rehabilitation centres for youth feature on-site school programming, provided by local school boards.

Aftercare and Continuing Care

• Once the residential component of the drug addiction rehabilitation treatment program is completed, clients receive Aftercare support for up to two years, through regular communication and meetings with Aftercare counsellors and the Aftercare community.
• This personalized two-year follow-up also applies to clients who, for whatever reason, did not complete all the components of their rehabilitation program. Portage’s Continuing Care program supports these individuals and, if necessary, encourages them back into drug addiction treatment.