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OLC Workshop: Youth Suicide & Fostering Healthy Youth Communities
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This workshop is in partnership with

Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Social Work Professional Development 


Friday, 12th December 2025
10:00 am to 4:00 p.m. ET | Online
Presented by Tracey Whiteye, MSW, RSW 



Description

This presentation offers an Indigenous perspective on the interconnectedness of youth mental health and youth suicide. We will collaboratively explore some of the key factors and gaps in health outcomes. Additionally, we will emphasize the significance of wholistic Indigenous healing practices.

Presenter Bio

Wabusk   Skweow   Kahetapit   Neegn   Nipeek   Ohscheh , which translates to "Polar Bear Woman/White Bear Woman Who is Looking Ahead from the Water," is a  Lenaapeew /Anishinaabe woman from the Bear Clan. She is a member of the  Elunaapeewii   Lahkeewiit  First Nations, Delaware Nation of the Thames, or  Moraviantown . She is a proud mother of two sons and a grandmother to five grandchildren.   

With over 24 years of collective experience, she works to uplift traditional cultural teachings, ceremonies, and practices as a Wholistic Indigenous practitioner, educator, wisdom-seeker,  advocator  and helper. She  utilizes  decolonizing Indigenous practices to support the resurgence of Indigenous ways of seeing, feeling, knowing, and being. Her approach is rooted in ancestral wisdom, emphasizing intergenerational knowledge, storytelling,  personal experiences , and land-based education.  

 


 

Pricing

  • OASW Members: $200 + HST (OASW member ID # required)
  • Non-Members: $300 + HST

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 Details
Date & Time: Dec 12, 2025 10:00 AM to
Dec 12, 2025 04:00 PM
[America/Toronto UTC -5]

 

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Registration Closes: Dec 11, 2025 12:00 PM

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