Showing up to the Crisis

Overview

Co-designed by a transdisciplinary team, this experience braids Indigenous ways of knowing with Western trauma-informed practices to deepen understanding of how the planetary health crisis affects the mental health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Specifically tailored for healthcare and social service providers, community leaders, educators, and first responders, this session helps participants recognize climate distress and trauma and strengthen their capacity to support others while prioritizing their own well-being.

As climate‑related impacts intensify, so do the emotional, moral, and psychological burdens carried by healthcare and social service providers, community leaders, and first responders. This workshop offers a space to name those pressures, understand them through multiple knowledge systems, and explore pathways toward collective resilience.

About the Workshop

Join us for a 3.5‑hour interactive workshop designed for healthcare and social service providers, community leaders, and first responders.

Co‑designed by a transdisciplinary team, this experience braids Indigenous ways of knowing with Western trauma‑informed practices to deepen understanding of how the planetary health crisis affects the mental health and well‑being of individuals, families, and communities.

Together, we will explore:

• Foundational teachings on gratitude and Treaty relationships from Leroy ‘Jock’ Hill (Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council Secretary)
• Recognizing climate distress in ourselves and in the communities we support
• Strength‑based, trauma‑informed practices for healing and resilience, including Active Hope and land‑based approaches

Why This Matters

This workshop is grounded in the understanding that research is a relationship; one that requires relational accountability and an awareness of the deep connections between people, land, and community.

By participating, you are not simply receiving information. You are joining a wholistic, community‑rooted learning experience designed to help front‑line providers and leaders:

• Identify and respond to the mental health impacts of the climate crisis
• Strengthen your capacity to support others while caring for yourself
• Contribute to a system‑wide shift that values diverse voices, lived experience, and collaborative action

Showing up is part of building the future we need: a future grounded in reciprocity, shared responsibility, and collective resilience.

Time: 9:30am - 1:00pm est

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Climate Change Advisory Committee