Risk Reduction and Resilience Virtual Learning Events

The Canadian Red Cross national Risk Reduction and Resilience team offers virtual learning events throughout the year to share knowledge and ideas that communities, families, and individuals can use to make their communities safer and stronger.

Closed captioning in French and English is available for all webinars.

Email RRR@redcross.ca for inquiries.

Caring for Self and Others (English)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025, 4:30-5:30 PM PST / 7:30-8:30 PM EST

Join us for a learning session aimed towards adults, professionals, and mentors who support youth! Learn about a wholistic approach to nurture physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual connections during times of stress, crisis, or trauma. Rooted in traditional knowledge and wisdom, participants will learn key principles and tools for self-care, while also building their knowledge on extending emotional and practical support to others in times of emergency. Caring for Self and Others is a core component of the Canadian Red Cross Psychological First Aid training.

Catch Up on Past Webinars

Opioid Harm Reduction for Indigenous Peoples: Fall 2024 Virtual Learning Series

From October to December 2024, the national Indigenous Programs team hosted a series of learning sessions on Opioid Harm Reduction (OHR). These sessions covered good practice approaches, available supports across the country, and firsthand insights from those with lived experience in OHR efforts.

Session Topics & Dates:

Introduction to Opioid Harm Reduction – Held on October 29, 2024
Canadian Red Cross Opioid Harm Reduction Community Overview Tool – Held on November 12, 2024
Naloxone: Busting the Myths – Held on November 26, 2024
Learning from Indigenous Communities – Held on December 12, 2024

These webinars are currently available in English. If you missed a session, you can watch the recordings via the playlist linked here: YouTube.

Strengthening Wellness by Creating Safe Environments Through Community Engagement: Spring 2024 Virtual Learning Series

From February to March 2024, the national Risk Reduction and Resilience team hosted three webinars introducing the Community Wellness and Protection, Social Emergency, and Recovery programs. These webinars highlighted how the teams collaborate with communities to promote risk reduction and resilience by integrating local knowledge and traditions.

Community Wellness and Protection: Supporting and Honoring Indigenous Knowledge – Held on February 29, 2024
Social Emergencies: Supporting Communities Through Collective Grief – Held on March 14, 2024
Recovery: Meaningful Actions for Supporting Community-Identified Recovery Priorities – Held on March 28, 2024

These webinars are currently available only in English, and you can catch up on missed recordings via the playlist linked here: YouTube.

Prepared Together: Disaster Preparedness Virtual Learning Series, Summer 2024

As climate change increasingly affects communities across Canada, the Canadian Red Cross is dedicated to helping people prepare for future disasters and build resilience.

Between May and September 2024, the Risk Reduction and Resilience team successfully hosted over 40 webinars, reaching more than 1,500 participants. These sessions, offered in both English and French, focused on key topics such as general emergency preparedness, extreme heat, wildfires, mental health, well-being, and Psychological First Aid. Special presentations were given by partners like The Resilience Institute, Kids Help Phone, and FireSmart.

Recordings of the Prepared Together webinars are available on our YouTube playlists linked here:

Select the resources link for tools to support your household’s emergency preparedness, including wildfire readiness, mental health, and wellbeing during emergencies.

Resources

For more information on Risk Reduction and Resilience learning events and opportunities, please email RRR@redcross.ca. Stay connected by subscribing to the Canadian Red Cross YouTube channel.