Amelia has a Masters of Public Administration, Quality Management Certification, and Bachelor of Community Development. Progressively she has worked in challenging roles in non-profit and in the public sector. Currently her role is Director of Northern Community Health Services with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority at the Churchill Health Centre. Previously she has been a Policy Analyst with Government of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and worked with University College of the North and WorkPlace Education Manitoba to design, deliver, and evaluate adult education.
In her present role she actively transforms how healthcare is delivered, by coalescing the conventional healthcare system with traditional wellness models. Career highlights include leading through the pandemic, partnering with Healthcare Excellence on Promoting Life Collaborative, and being employed by Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin Inc. (KIM) which is a First Nations led health in northern Manitoba. Although she grew up as a settler in Winnipeg, on Treaty 1, she is a guest settler to her home in Churchill, MB a remote, northern, isolated, and hard-to-reach community along the Hudson Bay – the polar bear capital of the world, Treaty 5. Churchill, MB is home to the Dene, Cree, Metis, and Inuit, and is connected world-wide by the vast waterways that people have used since the beginning of time to build relations and thrive. She is a mother, a wife, a sister, and friend to many.
Amelia has a Masters of Public Administration, Quality Management Certification, and Bachelor of Community Development. Progressively she has worked in challenging roles in non-profit and in the public sector. Currently her role is Director of Northern Community Health Services with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority at the Churchill Health Centre. Previously she has been a Policy Analyst with Government of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and worked with University College of the North and WorkPlace Education Manitoba to design, deliver, and evaluate adult education.
In her present role she actively transforms how healthcare is delivered, by coalescing the conventional healthcare system with traditional wellness models. Career highlights include leading through the pandemic, partnering with Healthcare Excellence on Promoting Life Collaborative, and being employed by Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin Inc. (KIM) which is a First Nations led health in northern Manitoba. Although she grew up as a settler in Winnipeg, on Treaty 1, she is a guest settler to her home in Churchill, MB a remote, northern, isolated, and hard-to-reach community along the Hudson Bay – the polar bear capital of the world, Treaty 5. Churchill, MB is home to the Dene, Cree, Metis, and Inuit, and is connected world-wide by the vast waterways that people have used since the beginning of time to build relations and thrive. She is a mother, a wife, a sister, and friend to many.
Resources
Suicide Prevention Flyer and Tear Sheet
Printable pdf to promote suicide prevention and bereavement resources.
Vocabulary – How to Talk about Suicide
Engage in dialogue with compassion and curiosity that can promote understanding and connection
Toolkit for People Impacted by a Suicide Loss
A summary of tools and supports to help cope with suicide loss
Suicide Prevention & Life Promotion Initiatives
CASP has put together a resource list of Suicide Prevention and Life Promotion initiatives across...
Guidelines for Sharing Experiences with Suicide
These guidelines encourage public sharing of experiences that will be safe for everyone to hear
Toolkit for People Impacted by a Suicide Attempt
Tools. strategies, and resources to help cope with thoughts of suicide
You Can Help With Suicide Prevention
Nine things you can do to help
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