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The Best Feeling June 16th, 2017 I first started struggling with addiction in grade nine.  My mom wanted me to come to treatment and get help since then, but ‘’I didn’t have a problem’’.  For my grade 12 year, I … Continue reading “The Best Feeling”

Our clients share their stories in their own words : What Lies Behind Us No Feeling is Final No-one Saves Us But Ourselves … Friends Show Their Love Sometimes the Wrong Choices Everything Happens for a Reason The Best Feeling   … Continue reading “In Our Clients’ Words”

What Lies Behind Us October 25, 2016 When I look back on my life before coming to DSYTC, it was a mess. I was oblivious, but it was a complete, F@*#ing mess. Homeless, hopeless and strung out, I had shown … Continue reading “What Lies Behind Us”

No Feeling is Final June 30, 2017 The past two years or so have been messy with my poor communication and social skills. Around the age of 13, my addiction to poison and my habit to a dangerous lifestyle took … Continue reading “No Feeling is Final”

No-one Saves Us But Ourselves … November 22, 2016 On April 26, 1998, my parents brought their first child, a beautiful baby girl, into the world. They didn’t know, however, that just a dozen short years down the road, that … Continue reading “No-one Saves Us But Ourselves …”

Friends Show Their Love April 19, 2017 Life before DSYTC was a complete downward spiral. I was going nowhere, fast, it started years ago. I was a daily pot smoker by 12 years old; a heavy alcoholic by the age … Continue reading “Friends Show Their Love”

Sometimes the Wrong Choices January 9, 2017 Just over a year ago I had a phone interview with DSYTC, and I’m pretty sure I answered almost every question with a lie. I didn’t really want to come to treatment, it … Continue reading “Sometimes the Wrong Choices”

Everything Happens for a Reason November 21, 2016 I’m going to go way back, around April 21st, 2016 when I decided to step onto recovery road and the journey of DSTYC. When I think back now, I can vividly remember … Continue reading “Everything Happens for a Reason”

The DSYTC understands the strong relationship that exists between one’s physical health and overall mental and emotional well-being; this connection is particularly true for those who suffer with addiction and mental health issues. It is for this reason that the … Continue reading “Nurse Practitioner”

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This report reflects many of the excellent results that have benefited individual youth, their families and this community in the most life-changing of way. Click below to see the report. Annual Report 2022 to 2023

Given the complex nature of addiction (and related mental health issues) and the personalized nature of recovery goals, treatment ‘success rates’ are not easily identifiable. However, we at the DSYTC are committed to evidence-based practices and as part of our … Continue reading “Treatment Outcomes”

Client Alumni Speaker Program Past clients (both caregivers and youth) are invited to consider joining the Client Alumni Speaker Program . This program offers past DSYTC clients the opportunity to share their powerful stories of hope and resiliency and in … Continue reading “Alumni Speaker”

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