HEARTWOOD HEALING CENTRE

THE LAUREL CENTRE AND MEN’S RESOURCE CENTRE

The Laurel Centre got its start as The Women’s Post Treatment Centre in 1984, when counsellors working in the addiction field shared concerns that female clients were struggling to come to terms with experiences of childhood sexual abuse. They recognized the need for an aftercare program in the community that was focused on helping those struggling with past trauma. In 1985 The Centre began providing services, and in 1997 the organization changed their name to The Laurel Centre.

In 2010, the Men’s Resource Centre, formerly part of the University of Manitoba’s Department of Social Work, became a program of The Laurel Centre, and in 2011, with support from The Winnipeg Foundation, The Centre successfully piloted a program for men who had experienced childhood sexual abuse. Ongoing funding was later secured to create the Male Childhood Sexual Abuse Program, the first of its kind in the province, which became a permanent program of the Men’s Resource Centre.

In 2022, The Laurel Centre and Men’s Resource Centre became Heartwood Healing Centre, the only organization in Manitoba dedicated solely to helping all people who experienced sexual abuse as children.

To learn more about Heartwood Healing Centre visit heartwoodcentre.ca.