Thu, April 6, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. Join us on Thursday, April 6, 2017 for this exciting session with the First Nations Health Authority’s Indigenous Wellness Team! The Indigenous Wellness Team will explore what harm reduction looks like from an Indigenous perspective, and how they facilitate dialogue with First Nations communities around the province. In addition to harm reduction, the team will also touch on some of the research around the root causes of addiction and substance use in a culturally relevant focus:
1) Discuss nation-based cultural and traditional values that align with the principles of harm reduction;
2) Explore definitions of intergenerational trauma and intergenerational strength and how this applies to harm reduction;
3) Explore the Indigenous Principles of Healing and Harm Reduction model