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Mission & Philosophy
The mission of the Aurora Centre is to improve the lives of women affected by substance use through treatment, research, training, education, and advocacy.
Our approach to treatment is women-centred and based on the following beliefs:
- A welcoming, safe, supportive treatment environment helps women examine their substance use, the connections between their use and other issues in their lives, and the changes they wish to make to improve their lives.
- It is important to support changes in all aspects of women’s health – their physical health, their emotional health, their relationships and vocational situations, and their spiritual awareness.
- It is important to create the opportunity for women to learn from, and with, each other in the context of a therapeutic community.
- It is the right of women to be informed participants in their own health care, to have choices and control their own bodies.
- It is important to be responsive to the diverse needs of women with substance use problems, and within our programs, to address all forms of discrimination experienced by women.
- It is important to support the empowerment of women with substance use problems, and to work towards the achievement of equality for all women
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