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National Addictions Awareness Week 2025
National Addictions Awareness Week 2025

National Addictions Awareness Week is November 17 to 22. It provides an opportunity for people to learn more about what causes addictions, prevention and harm reduction, to talk about treatment and recovery, and discuss solutions for change.

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DWS Community Response
DWS Community Response

Dawson Women’s Shelter wants to acknowledge that our community has been hurting and on high alert due to multiple physical and sexual assaults this past week.  

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Drug Users Deserve Dignity Not Death
Drug Users Deserve Dignity Not Death

Dr. Daniel Sumrok challenge us to instead of thinking about ‘addictions’ think about “ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking” because “ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking (what traditionalists call addiction) is a normal response to the adversity experienced in childhood, just like bleeding is a normal response to being stabbed.”

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Emergency Cellphones Available
Emergency Cellphones Available

The global pandemic did not create gendered violence, but can create increased risks for survivors including isolation, lack of communications, and difficulty reaching out to friends and supports.

If you or someone you know is at risk of violence, connect with DWS to get a free cell phone with service.

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Community Announcement: COVID-19 and Keeping Safe at Dawson Women’s Shelter
Community Announcement: COVID-19 and Keeping Safe at Dawson Women’s Shelter

In response to ongoing updates and information concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and directives from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), DWS will be suspending all non-emergency services including drop-in laundry and showers, in-person programming, and prevention education workshops until further notice.

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