Portage helps youth overcome drug addiction while continuing their studies IN QUÉBEC Our centre in Prévost accommodates 30 English-speaking adolescents between the age of 14 to 18 years old. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board offers mandatory on-site school programming to our residents. Since its inception, the Portage Academy has helped many adolescents who had dropped… Read more »
Many studies have shown that going alcohol-free for a month has positive impacts on one’s physical and mental health. To help you get in the loop and take part in the 28 Days Sober Challenge, we’ve listed 28 benefits you could reap from going alcohol-free. 1 – Weight loss. Reducing your alcohol intake diminishes your… Read more »
Dopamine is a key brain neurotransmitter that plays a role in motivation, productivity and concentration. Dopamine helps us plan better and resist impulses that could hamper our ability to reach our goals. A low dopamine level can lead to a lack of motivation, fatigue, addictive behaviour (drugs, alcohol, tobacco), mood swings and memory loss. Eating… Read more »
We procrastinate about things that do not provide immediate gratification Procrastination (from the latin pro, meaning ”forward”, and crastinus, meaning ”belonging to tomorrow”) is the tendency to habitually put off doing something. Procrastinators postpone doing things either because they feel unable or unwilling to do them; this is especially true when the thing to… Read more »
Adolescence is a time of life when teenagers seek independence and when they want more than ever to be accepted by their peers (Read I Took Drugs to Fit In) . While this is perfectly normal, as parents, we often wonder what types of behaviours we need to question as possible indicators that our child… Read more »
The youth forum organized by Motivaction jeunesse under the theme Les jeunes d’aujourd’hui se dévoilent (Today’s youth reveal themselves) took place on November 30, 2017. Motivaction jeunesse is a non-profit organization that seeks to prevent dropping out of school, sedentariness and delinquency among youth from the Québec City area. Representing Portage at the forum was… Read more »
Last November 6th, the Explo Mobile truck made a stop at the Lac Écho campus. Inside the reconfigured 53-foot truck, visitors learned about eight vocational training programs offered by the Rivière-du-Nord School Board. Youth and adults from Portage’s drug rehabilitation programs at Lac Écho explored the different work stations on display, including: Automobile Mechanics Automotive… Read more »
On November 17, 2017, 11 youth from the Portage Saint-Malachie Centre and two youth with the external care program watched a Quebec Remparts hockey game at the Videotron Centre from a loge seat thanks to the generosity of Mr. Mario Cusson, President of l’Unique General Insurance and member of the Portage Board of Governors. ˝ They… Read more »
On October 15, 2017, 202 graduates from the Portage Saint-Malachie Centre and the Portage Québec Centre (including the employment training program) celebrated their achievements at the Recognition Ceremony held in Québec City’s Grand Théâtre. Parents, friends, and generous Portage supporters gathered together for the yearly graduation ceremony. For those who had just completed their treatment… Read more »
Before Portage (How I started taking drugs/alcohol and why) I started using drugs because I thought it made me more valuable to other people. When I didn’t use, I was lonely and had no friends. I had no self-confidence and I kept to myself. A few people in my childhood hurt me deeply by intimidating… Read more »
