Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the Member's preface, just because no more money would be under the mandate of this report, that no more money would be added to Department of Health and Social Services does not necessarily translate to the fact that no new money would be spent on addictions services. There is certainly room for the potential of reprofiling or reallocating funds within existing budgets, and I think that is something that we should keep in mind.
Mr. Speaker, at the present time in the Northwest Territories, there are various programs and services available relating to addictions services. For example, the Nats' Ejee K'eh facility on the Hay River Reserve is a 30-bed residential treatment facility for addictions. It is a 35-day alcohol and drug program consisting of Dene culture, lecture, the AA 12-step program, and one-on-one counselling.
Mr. Speaker, there are also two treatment centres for youth, which deal with addictions in the Northwest Territories. One is the eight-bed Trailcross facility in Fort Smith, and the other is the eight-bed Territorial Treatment Centre here in Yellowknife. In addition to this, there are also 40 beds available for inmates who are on their way back to their communities. At the Salvation Army here in Yellowknife, they receive counselling on addictions on their way back to their communities through the Early Release Program.
There are also programs within the correction facilities that offer addictions counselling to inmates while they are incarcerated. As we have talked about in this House, there certainly are also referrals to other institutions in the south where specialized treatment is required. Mr. Speaker, I do not represent this little overview to be the entire comprehensive explanation of all services that are available, but hopefully this would give the Member somewhat of an indication of what is available at the present time. Thank you.