Are Your Stakes Too High?
With Ontario set to open its online gambling market this spring, the lower-risk gambling guidelines become even more important:
Guideline 1: Gamble no more than 1% of household income
Guideline 2: Gamble no more than 4 days per month
Guideline 3: Avoid regularly gambling at more than 2 types of games
If you are concerned about your own gambling or that of someone you care about, please reach out for help. Rideauwood counsellors offer compassionate and expert group and individual treatment for people struggling with gambling.
There is currently no waiting list for Rideauwood’s Gambling Program.
Rideauwood’s professionally-led problem gambling counselling group is the only active one in the region right now.
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Step into Spring with Team Rideauwood
If you enjoy walking or running, Rideauwood’s upcoming event is for you!
For many Rideauwood clients and alumni, exercising regularly is a way of supporting their substance use health. And now it’s also a great way to support people in your community in need of addiction treatment, prevention and education services.
Join Team Rideauwood for this year’s Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend for fun, fitness and fundraising. You can participate virtually throughout the month of May or in-person on the May 28th weekend in downtown Ottawa.
To learn more, visit: Rideauwood.org/team
Interested in participating, but can’t afford the entry fee? Good news – an anonymous donor is willing to cover the cost for you to participate! Connect with us if this opportunity is for you.
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Can You Imagine a Medical System Beyond Stigma?
Whether its deploying addiction counsellors to CHEO or educating future doctors about addiction treatment, Rideauwood works to reduce stigma in the medical system.
Check out this 5-minute video to see the impact of stigma and how eliminating it means better outcomes for clients. The Research Lab, part of the Sinai Health System in Toronto, collaborated with people with lived experience, clinicians and academics to create the video.
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Thank You for Your 2021 Generosity
Thank you to everyone who made a gift in 2021 to support individuals and families who turn to Rideauwood for treatment, prevention and education services. Increasingly, Rideauwood relies on the generosity of donors to deliver our services, so it is with deep appreciation that we gratefully accept your support.
Rideauwood is also thankful for grants received in 2021 from:
• Resilient Communities Fund, Ontario Trillium Foundation
• Emergency Community Support Fund, Government of Canada and Ottawa Community Foundation
• Local Love in a Global Crisis Fund, United Way East Ontario
• Innovation Initiatives Fund, Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health
