The Ancrage

The Ancrage and The Delta are two co-existing bilingual programs designed to help individuals free themselves from their drug or alcohol dependencies. 

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What we offer

The Ancrage is a rehabilitation service designed for individuals with a substance use disorder. The programs duration is four months for those transitioning to The Delta or six months for others.

We provide accomodation with three daily meals prepared on site, as well as a supportive community. This community revolves around a precise schedule, group activities, various tasks, written reflections, and regular meetings with a staff member.

This program is certified by the CIUSSS of Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (CCSMTL).

Admission information: 514-214-6232

Our goal

The main goal is to maintain abstinence during the stay and acquire more suitable solutions to face the various challenges of everyday life.

The approach taken is both cognitive and behavioural. Participants are thus led to analyze thoughts and situations that trigger a desire to consume, as well as the short and long-term consequences of their choices.

They work on changing their perceptions and reactions to achieve greater personal satisfaction and build more harmonious relationships with their surroundings.  

Our therapeutic community model is based on best practices in rehabilitation in the face of addiction.

Specific Objectives

Phase I – Stabilization and Integration

(21 to 30 first days)
  • Physical recovery
  • Sccept the rules
  • Integrate the group
  • Decide to commit

Phase II – Treatment and Learning

(up to the end of the 4th month)
  • Improve emotion management and self-control
  • Develop social skills
  • Establish or extend a healthy social network
  • Learn to solve difficulties
  • Enhance self-esteem and value oneself
  • Develop a sense of responsibility

Phase III – Pre-reintegration

(5th and 6th months, if the participant does not go to The Delta)
  • Manage time
  • Plan life
  • Integrate into external communities (work, study, leisure, networking)
  • Consolidate achievements

Admission Criteria

  • Be a man aged 18 or older
  • Have consumed a substance (alcohol or drug) in a manner harmful to employability, physical health, interpersonal relationships, psychological state, or judicial situation
  • Express a need for ahelp and a desire for change
  • Be able to undersand and express onceself in French or English
  • Commit to stopping all consumption and accept living rules during the stay
  • Possess physical and psychological health allowing participation in the program
  • If necessary, have completed a withdrawal protocol

NOTE: Individuals undergoing opioid agonist treatment are admitted