The Okanagan Nation Response Team, səxʷkənxit əlx “Those Who Help” is a team of community members who have received extensive training in the areas of suicide education, community mobilization, and critical incident response.
What We Do
- ONRT has a Team Lead at the ONA that supports the ONRT members in each community to respond to crisis.
- In addition the Lead assists communities to develop strategies to prevent youth from engaging in self-harming behaviours.
- The team is comprised of 14 community members from the member communities trained in responding to community crisis.
- They receive training at least twice a year to enhance their skills to better serve the communities they respond to.
Jordan River’s Story
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
A TVO Documentary
Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Jordan River Anderson who spent all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and Manitoba governments argued over who was responsible for his care.
Resources
ONRT Regional Resources
ONRT has a Team Lead at the ONA that supports the ONRT members in each community to respond to crisis. In addition the Lead assists communities to develop strategies to prevent youth from engaging in self-harming behaviours.