Mr. Speaker, during the tour that I attended with the MLAs, of the different facilities, this is one of the topics that came up, and I think it is an important topic and we have to have some more conversation about this and the types of things that we might be able to do to support families of individuals who are struggling with addictions, because it clearly, without question, has an impact not only on the individuals, but on the families, as well. We do have some supports. Community counselling is available not just to individuals struggling with addictions, but to the families, as well. The NWT helpline is a support tool that is available to families.
Following up on our trip, I did follow up with the department, and the Insite Program, which is one of the programs that we talked about at Edgewood, is a six-day residential program for adults whose loved ones, basically, suffer from substance abuse disorders. We have, in the past, funded some of our residents to go down to that program. We are looking at that, whether or not maybe we should have conversations with the facilities we are contracting with about coming up or maybe additional supports for some of our families to go down. We are exploring that, but we have funded it in the past, and we will continue to do so. There is also Al-Anon, which is a peer support network for family and friends of alcoholics. That program is available in the North at any time, either pre-treatment or after treatment, or when families are just looking for support for themselves when their family member is not seeking help. I would encourage you and all residents who want to learn more about that program to visit the Al-Anon web site. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.