Risk Reduction and Resilience Virtual Learning Events
The Canadian Red Cross national Risk Reduction and Resilience team offer 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.
We invite you to register for our Fall 2024 webinars below and look forward to having you join our conversations with community members and experts working together to support communities in being more prepared, adapting to shifting realities, and learning how to recover from events that can be both simple and complex.
Closed captioning in French and English is available for all webinars.
Email RRR@redcross.ca for inquiries.
Fall 2024: Opioid Harm Reduction for Indigenous Peoples
Introduction to Opioid Harm Reduction (Canadian Red Cross Indigenous Programs Team) (ENG)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024, 11AM-12PM MT / 1-2 PM EST
Develop basic knowledge on how to best support Opioid Harm Reduction (OHR) across the provinces and territories of Canada, including different approaches and supports nation-wide. This session will link individuals with Naloxone training and supplies in their province or territory.
Opioid Harm Reduction Community Overview Tool (Canadian Red Cross Indigenous Programs Team) (ENG)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024, 11 AM-12 PM MT / 1-2 PM EST
Optional Roundtable Discussion 12-12:30 PM MT/ 2-2:30 PM EST
Familiarize yourself with practical approaches to identify the strengths of a community and how to build on them using the Community Overview Tool. This session supports participants with contacts, resources, and information needed to access and use this newly developed Tool.
Join us for an optional roundtable to continue the conversation after the main webinar event, ask questions, and give your opinion on how you see the Tool could fit with communities or what needs to be changed.
Note: There is one registration link for both event sessions.
Naloxone: Busting the Myths (Canadian Red Cross Indigenous Programs Team) (ENG)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024, 11 AM-12 PM MT / 1-2 PM EST
Optional Roundtable Discussion 12-12:30 PM MT/ 2-2:30 PM EST
Learn essential concepts to promote safety, calmness, efficacy, and hope while meeting basic needs. This session connects individuals with educational tools and resources. Join us for an optional roundtable to debrief in a safe space about experiences working with Naloxone in communities, including how to deal with stigma and address myths when working on harm reduction.
Note: There is one registration link for both event sessions.
Learning from Indigenous Communities (Canadian Red Cross Indigenous Programs Team) (ENG)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2024, 11AM-12 PM MT / 1-2 PM EST
Optional Roundtable Discussion 12-12:30 PM MT/ 2-2:30 PM EST
This session explores the lived experiences of those who have lived in or supported communities through Opioid Harm Reduction (OHR). Join our guest speakers and Canadian Red Cross staff for an optional roundtable discussion on Indigenous teachings and culture-specific activities to support opioid harm reduction.
Note: There is one registration link for both event sessions.