The Community Wellness and Protection (CWP) team walks alongside communities to promote health and wellness in ways that honour Indigenous community resilience, knowledge, and wisdom. We provide learning opportunities that promote wellness and healing, support psychosocial well-being for communities, and provide resources tailored to specific community needs. We work across generations and community structures, including community leadership and service providers to respond to community identified needs while building on community strengths and resources.
Learning Events
- We provide culturally safe learning sessions encouraging supportive relationships, life promotion, and positive communication strategies.
- Our learning events include Psychological First Aid, Healthy Relationships, Bullying Prevention, Suicide Awareness and Response. Ask us about other available programs.
Community-Led Planning and Activities
- We offer practical, collaborative, and community-driven planning support towards social emergencies including prevention, preparedness and response measures.
- We provide services that promote healthy communities before, during, and after a crisis or emergency event that supports wellness and acknowledges lived experience.
- Services include community-led support circles, wellness calls, and activities designed for specific audiences including youth, service providers, and leadership.
Resource Development and Sharing
- We develop resources that build on existing community capacity and resilience that are tailored to community needs as requested.
- Our resources engage community audience on topics that promote wellness before, during, and after a crisis or emergency.
- Reach out and we can share more information on resources available and the opportunity to co-create tools for your community.
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