This
      week
      we
      are
      devoting
      our
      feature
      article
      spot
     
     
      to
      the
      recently
      announced
      closing
      of
      Mann
      House.
     
     
      After
      all
      alcoholism,
      drug
      addiction,
      and
      treatment
     
     
      programs
      affect
      all
      of
      us
      in
      one
      way
      or
      another.
     
     
      This
      issue
      is
      a
      sensitive
      one
      within
      this
      community.
     
     
      In
      my
      opinion,
      it
      reduces
      to
      cost
      efficiency
      vs.
     
     
      people
      efficiency.
      See
      what
      you
      think,
      and
      in
      the
     
     
      future
      we
      will
      be
      sure
      to
      let
      you
      know
      who
      comes
     
     
      out
      the
      winner:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Calendar
      of
      evekits
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Brown
      Bag
      Lunch,
      Soc/Anth.
      Lounge,
      12:30
      until
     
     
      1:30
      pm,
      Friday
      Nov.
      10/90.
      Topic
      part
      3
      Janet
     
     
      MacLeod
      series,
      Violence
      against
      women.
      Any
     
     
      interested
      persons
      are
      invited
      to
      attend.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Quote
      of
      the
      Week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sexism
      in
      language
      is
      worth
      a
      second
      look!
      If
      a
     
     
      non-sexist
      term
      is
      available
      why
      not
      use
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PEI’s
      Only
      Facility
      For
     
     
      Chemically
      Addicted
      Women
     
     
      Closed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mann
      House
      was
      opened
      in
      1986
      by
      the
     
     
      incentive
      of
      two
      recovered
      women
      who
      saw
     
     
      the
      need
      for
      an
      extended
      program
      for
     
     
      chemically
      addicted
      women.
      Mann
      House
     
     
      was
      a
      private
      non-profit
      organization
      who
     
     
      at
      the
      beginning
      received
      funding
      from
      a
     
     
      Federal
      job
      training
      grant.
      As
      the
      program
     
     
      at
      Mann
      House
      proceeded
      more
      funding
     
     
      was
      required
      so
      they
      relied
      heavily
      on
     
     
      fundraising
      and
      donations.
      Mann
      House
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ”
      Campus
      Women
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Ella
      Holt
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      been
      in
      contact
      with
      the
      Provincial
     
     
      Government
      on
      various
      occasions.
      Health
     
     
      and
      Social
      Services
      gave
      a
      predeemed
      rate
     
     
      of
      $34.00
      a
      day
      for
      each
      woman,
      unless
      she
     
     
      had
      money
      of
      her
      own
      (which
      is
      decided
     
     
      through
      a
      needs
      assessment
      test).
      In
      the
     
     
      case
      that
      the
      woman
      did
      have
      her
      own
     
     
      money
      she
      had
      to
      pay
      for
      her
      own
     
     
      treatment.
      This
      is
      not
      the
      same
      for
      men
     
     
      who
      seek
      treatment
      and
      this
      policy
      may
      not
     
     
      change
      under
      ADPI.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mann
      House
      offered
      a
      program
      that
     
     
      included:
      group
      counselling,
      one
      to
      one
     
     
      counselling,
      nutrition
      information,
      required
     
     
      A.A.,
      N.A.,
      or
      Women.
      for
      Sobriety
     
     
      meetings,
      Employment
      and
      Housing
      issues,
     
     
      an
      introduction
      to
      community,
      private
      and
     
     
      public
      agencies
      along
      with
      individuals
      who
     
     
      came
      in
      and
      speak
      to
      the
      women
      on
      issues
     
     
      pertaining
      to
      them.
      Mann
      House
      also
     
     
      offered
      volunteer
      work
      in
      the
      community
      as
     
     
      an
      opportunity
      to
      get
      out
      and
      meet
      people
     
     
      and
      to
      get
      some
      job
      training.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      the
      late
      summer
      of
      1990
      Mann
      House
     
     
      board
      made
      a
      recommendation
      to
      go
      under
     
     
      Addiction
      Services
      as
      a
      forth
      entity.
      Mr.
     
     
      Cheverie,
      Minister
      of
      Health
      and
      Social
     
     
      Services
      felt
      that
      this
      was
      not
      cost
      efficient
     
     
      for
      the
      number
      of
      women
      who
      have
      finished
     
     
      the
      program,
      but
      he
      also
      didn’t
      want
      to
      give
     
     
      the
      impression
      that
      his
      only
      concerned
      was
     
     
      about
      money.
      He
      feels
      that
      a
      program
      for
     
     
      chemically
      dependant
      women
      will
      be
      most
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      1st,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      10