🧡 Today, on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, we hold space for survivors, families, and communities while remembering the ongoing impacts and legacy of residential schools. May we continue walking together in truth, healing, understanding, and reconciliation.
Reconciliation requires both remembrance and action. Across the country, the Indigenous mental wellness workforce (IRS Resolution Health Support Workers, Cultural Support Workers, Knowledge Carriers, Mental Wellness Teams, Elders, and community helpers) walks beside survivors, families, and youth to foster intergenerational healing, creating Hope, Purpose, Meaning, and Belonging.
At First Peoples Wellness Circle (FPWC), we are dedicated to supporting this vital workforce through culturally grounded resources and advocacy for sustained funding. Today, and every day, we honour the survivors, families, and wellness workers who carry these truths and strengths forward.
Office Notice: FPWC offices will be closed on Wednesday, September 30th in observance of this day. We encourage everyone to take time to reflect, learn, and engage with local community events.
– First Peoples Wellness Circle
Resources:
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- First Nations Knowledge and Evidence Taking Action on Systemic Racism
- Indian Residential School Resolution Health Support Program Formative Analysis
- Introduction to First Nations Mental Wellness
Supports:
Hope for Wellness Helpline | 1-855-242-3310
- Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to offer:
- Counselling
- Crisis intervention
- Chat
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline | 988
- A safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
- Chat
- Helpline
- Text or call 9-8-8
Kids Help Phone | 1-800-668-6868
- Available across Canada 24/7 in English and French.
- Professional counselling
- Crisis support
Lamathut Crisis Line | 1-800-721-0066
- Operated by: Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS)
- Rooted in Indigenous ways of care, Lamathut provides confidential, barrier‑free support to Residential School Survivors, intergenerational Survivors, and First Nations individuals and families experiencing crisis, trauma, grief, and gender‑based violence—any time, day or night.
