About
About the Knowledge Exchange and Resource Sharing Hub
The Knowledge Exchange and Resource Sharing Hub (Resource Hub) is an accessible, custom-curated portal designed for the First Nations Mental Wellness Workforce (FNMWW). It provides a space to share and access culturally relevant resources, tools, training opportunities, templates, research, wise practices, and more. The FNMWW includes Mental Wellness Teams, Crisis Response Teams, Indian Residential School Resolution Health Supports and other specialized wellness groups that promote mental wellness in First Nations communities across what is now known as Canada. The Resource Hub supports capacity-building efforts and serves as a leading source of information and resources on Indigenous mental wellness.
Types of Resources on the Hub
The FPWC Resource Hub includes a wide selection of resources across a diverse range of content types:
- Toolkits and guides
- Informative videos
- Studies, articles, and current research
- Policy resources
- Professional development
- Templates (such as posters, policies, etc.)
- Recorded webinars
- Podcasts
- Training opportunities
- Self directed learning opportunities
- Directory and an interactive map of Mental Wellness and Crisis Support Teams
Benefits of using the Resource Hub
Sharing Knowledge
Learning opportunities, training, resources, tools, and more from FPWC and other trusted organizations are shared in an online and accessible way and can be downloaded for offline use
Culturally Relevant Supports
Culturally appropriate and relevant resources that align with the work and roles of the Mental Wellness Workforce
Supporting Capacity
Resources and learning opportunities that support the work of the Mental Wellness Workforce are available in a centralized location
About First Peoples Wellness Circle
First Peoples Wellness Circle (FPWC) aims to advance mental wellness and whole health for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis by providing culturally grounded resources, training, and advocacy, guided by the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework (FNMWCF). FPWC seeks to empower communities by sharing collective intelligence that fosters healing, peace-making, and the pursuit of wholistic health and wellness to live a good life. By prioritizing traditional knowledge and culture into their approach and promoting wellness pathways through a Two-Eyed Seeing perspective, FPWC builds upon the strengths and gifts of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.
Our Strategic Pillars
Growth
Building Capacity that empowers First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities.
The Framework
Working to create transformative systems change.
Relationships
Fostering reciprocal relationships that honour First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
Collective Intelligence
Sharing collective and collaborative knowledge to promote wellness.