People live in organized and structured environments to promote change, support a drug-free life in outside society
Therapeutic communities are drug-free environments in which people with addictions and other problems can live together in an organized and structured way. The community environment promotes change and can make a drug-free life possible. A number of therapeutic communities are operating on Vancouver Island. A symposium in Nanaimo will provide an overview of therapeutic communities and provide opportunities for partnerships to explore the development of therapeutic communities.
We speak with France Tellier, of the Nanaimo Region John Howard Society, and with Michael Young, of Royal Roads University.
