Prepared Together: Disaster Preparedness Virtual Learning Series

As the effects of climate change continue to impact communities across the country, the Canadian Red Cross is committed to supporting people and communities to prepare for, increase their resilience to, and respond to future disasters.

Interested in learning more about how to prepare for emergencies? Visit our resources page for helpful tools to support you and your household.
 

Resources

Register for our webinars below and learn about how you can increase your own preparedness to face the next emergency. 

French and English closed captioning is available for all webinars.


Email rrr@redcross.ca for inquiries.

If you missed the live webinars, you can still watch the recordings on our YouTube channel.

(EN) Be Ready: General Preparedness 

Tuesday September 10, 10-11AM MT / 12-1PM EST

Do you know what to do in case of a disaster or emergency? Learn how to prepare and protect yourself and your household. Learn about the risks in your areas, developing an emergency plan, assembling an emergency kit and building a network.

Register


(EN) Service Continuity Planning 101 for Organizations and Businesses

Wednesday September 11, 11AM-12PM MT / 1-2PM EST

Learn how community-based organizations and small and medium-sized businesses can continue offering services during emergencies by identifying which services are critical, identifying potential risks, and developing resilience strategies. 

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(EN) Caring for Self and Others

Tuesday September 17, 10-11:30AM MT / 12-1:30PM EST 

Learn about a wholistic approach to nurture physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual connections during times of stress, crisis, or trauma. Rooted in traditional knowledge and wisdom, participants will learn key principles and tools for self-care, while also building their knowledge on extending emotional and practical support to others in times of emergency. Caring for Self and Others is a core component of the Canadian Red Cross Psychological First Aid training.

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(FR) Be Ready: General Preparedness 

Wednesday September 18, 10-11AM MT / 12-1PM EST

Do you know what to do in case of a disaster or emergency? Learn how to prepare and protect yourself and your household. Learn about the risks in your areas, developing an emergency plan, assembling an emergency kit and building a network.

Register

(EN) Coping when Barriers Exist 

Monday September 23, 12-1PM MT / 2-3PM EST 

Difficult experiences such as in emergencies can accumulate and slowly overwhelm and deplete us. When this happens it can be challenging to stay connected to the rhythm and the activities that create the patterns of daily and community life. Learn practical ways we can begin to shift this experience and to connect once again to ourselves, our communities and to daily life.

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(EN) Kids Help Phone: E-Mental Health Support for Indigenous Youth

Tuesday September 24, 12-1PM MT / 2-3 PM EST

Kids Help Phone (KHP) supports thousands of Indigenous youth and adults monthly with immediate, free, and confidential e-mental health support. In addition to KHP’s counselling and crisis response services, KHP’s Resources Around Me database helps youth, their families and service providers find needed supports in communities across Canada and virtually. Through this webinar, participants will learn how to increase awareness and access to these critical mental health services for First Nations, Inuit and Metis youth.

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(EN) Be Ready: General Preparedness 

Thursday September 26, 10-11AM MT / 12-1PM EST

Do you know what to do in case of a disaster or emergency? Learn how to prepare and protect yourself and your household. Learn about the risks in your areas, developing an emergency plan, assembling an emergency kit and building a network.

Register