Bridgeway Intensive Residential Treatment

Addictions / Substance Use and Mental Health - Adult & Senior

Provided by The Bridge - Youth & Family Services

The Bridge provides 20 residential beds to those seeking intensive substance abuse treatment. The program is 6 weeks in duration and consists of a variety of programming.
Bridgeway is an intensive treatment program registered with the provincial Assisted Living Registrar and funded by Interior Health. The program is a structured six-week, participant-centred program. The program is provided in safe, substance-free, live-in environments for individuals age 19 and older for whom alcohol or substance misuse is an acknowledged problem.

Bridgeway offers the program at two facilities: Gray Road and Ethel Street, Kelowna.
  • The program at Gray Road is offered eight times throughout the calendar year with scheduled intake and discharge dates for 20 participants of a common gender, i.e., male-identifying or female-identifying (participants are encouraged to apply for the group that they identify with the most). Referral sources and applicants are encouraged to check this page for updates regarding upcoming groups, which are determined based on needs and waitlists for services.
  • The program at Ethel House is offered with a continuous intake model for seven treatment beds and two transition beds. The transition beds may be accessed after treatment for additional services, programming and assistance. Please note Ethel House is only available for female-identifying participants.

The Program:
  • Utilizes a holistic, biopsychosocial-spiritual model to improve all areas of life: physical, social, intellectual, emotional, occupational and spiritual.
  • The program consists of three phases; Discovery (three to five days), Treatment/Therapy (four weeks) and Transition Planning/Relapse Prevention Planning (one week).
  • Provides a safe and therapeutic environment to examine the underlying causes of participants’ substance misuse (e.g., trauma, grief, family of origin issues, etc.) and practice skills to create a healthy way of living.
  • Participants attend a combination of Group Therapy, Individual Counselling, Treatment Planning, Transition Planning, Psychoeducational Workshops and Therapeutic/Wellness Activities.
  • Focuses on the development of coping skills and a positive sense of self, using evidenced-based interventions and best practice approaches.
  • Services are based on the principles of motivational enhancement and focus on participants’ strengths while respecting diversity and individuality.

How to Access the Service:
Referrals are accepted from a person’s Community-Based Substance Use Treatment Team. Individuals on Opiate Replacement Therapy are accepted. Self-referrals are not accepted. Applicants are to be medically and physically well enough to participate in programming and must not require a medical Withdrawal Management Program.

250-763-0456 ext. 2402

Public email: bridgeway@thebridgeservices.ca

Website: https://www.thebridgeservices.ca...

265 Gray Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1X 1W8

Service is available in English.

Cost: Fees may apply

Referral options:

  • Health professional referral
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Service area: Kelowna + show cities

Service area cities: Kelowna

Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided at a single location
  • Provided in a group in-person

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