CFS to offer counseling at library, Battleford Co-op pharmacy

Aug 12, 2019 | 3:45 PM

While people don’t tend to think about going to the library or pharmacy to sit down and talk to someone about their mental health, they can now do just that through a program offered by Catholic Family Services (CFS) of the Battlefords.

The CFS is now offering free walk-in counselling services at the North Battleford Public Library in addition to the CFS office in North Battleford and will soon offer services at the pharmacy in the Discovery Co-op in Battleford starting Aug. 20.

People can meet privately with a professional counsellor to discuss their concerns.

“We’re trying to make [counselling] more accessible to people who might just be out and about, and want to go somewhere [to talk], where it is more private,” Executive Director Kim Morrison said of the new program that is funded by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health. “It’s available right there and then, when they need it.”

The new program was initiated by Family Service Saskatchewan – a provincial body of family service agencies that includes CFS, which is an independent member. The CFS of the Battlefords has been contracted for the northwest region to provide walk-in counselling service at various locations in the area.

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A walk-in clinic is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the CFS office in North Battleford. On Tuesdays, it will be at the Co-op pharmacy in the new grocery store in Battleford, and on Thursdays at the North Battleford Public Library.

Morrison said one of the advantages of making free walk-in counselling services available at various locations is so that when people are in immediate crisis they can access services.

“When they decide they want counselling they act quickly on it, and do better when the service is available right away,” Morrison said.

She said most people feel better after receiving as little as two counselling sessions. The service offered in the program is essentially “brief solution-focused counselling.”

“We’re really excited,” Morrison said. “We are working in partnership with the health region on it. It’s a great opportunity to bring counselling closer to the people, and to have quick access to it when they need it.”

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by Angela Brown

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