A local non-profit organization is taking a digital approach to promoting wellness in First Nation communities.
The Thunderbird Partnership Foundation, based in Bothwell, has launched a new mobile app and podcast, both of which will provide information and resources to First Nations.
The Thunderbird Wellness app provides access to culturally safe and trauma-informed resources, such as information and surveys about opioid and methamphetamine use. Links are also provided to First Nations treatment facilities across Canada. The Thunderbird Wellness app is available on the App Store and Google Play.
The organization’s podcast aims to seek and share insights about addictions and mental health issues by speaking with leading voices in Indigenous wellness. Dr. Carol Hopkins, Thunderbird’s CEO, will act as the first guest of the new podcast called Mino Bimaadiziwin, which means “living the good life” in the Anishinaabe language.
The podcast can be found by clicking here.
Formally the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation works with First Nations to further the capacity of communities to address substance use and addiction.
