APIN - Adolescent Parent Interagency Network

Virtual Lunch and Learn - Sara Riel Services Orientation
2025-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Winnipeg) | online
You Are Invited To
An APIN Virtual Lunch and Learn
“Sara Riel Services Orientation”

LOCATION: Online – GoTo Meetings
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PRESENTATION:
Sara Riel is a community based, not for profit mental health and addictions/substance use agency that has provided supports to individuals since 1977. We offer a variety of supports such as one to one case management, employment supports, community mentorship, peer supports, and psycho-educational/peer support groups. The best part is, all of our services are offered free of charge! For this presentation we will review the services we offer, how to get involved, and what you can expect from Sara Riel while receiving supports.

SPEAKER: Cameron Tindall
Cameron completed his BA with majors in Psychology, and Rhetoric, Writing and Communications from the University of Winnipeg and has been working with Sara Riel since 2012. Cameron has over 15 years of experience in the mental health and addictions services field and is currently the Director of Mental Health and Addictions at Sara Riel. Cameron has presented previously at the Global Wellness Summit, Canadian Professional Human Resource Conference, and was published in the Canadian Journal of Aging in 2021 for his contributions to a project for frontline long-term care workers mental health during COVID-19.

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Adolescent Parent Day!
2025-10-30 09:00 - 14:30 | Norwood Hotel, 112 Marion Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 0T1, Canada
ADOLESCENT PARENT DAY INVITATION
Please join us for APIN’s Annual Adolescent Parent Day (APD)

This year at APD, APIN is pleased to have Ko’ona Saber presenting:

Exploring relationships and our interconnectedness in Community

Presentation: Through storytelling, sharing lived experience, as well as drawing from mainstream education, this presentation will illustrate the importance of healthy relationships as parents navigate their role raising resilient children equipped for today’s challenges. In urban environments relationships are precious, most neighbourhoods have their own resources and parent spaces often tied to either schools or community centers. Creating a safe, healthy home for those around us hinges on our ability to communicate and relate with our environment and those we welcome into our family circle. This presentation will empower you to assert your parental authority and reflect for your children how to respect those around us.

Presenter: Ko’ona Saber is an Anishinaabe-kwe member of the Bizhiw doodem (Lynx Clan) from Peguis First Nation. She had until 2017 resided in the North End of Winnipeg for thirteen years, where she continues to work strengthening and supporting primarily indigenous families and children, travelling from Peguis. She empowers others through health promotion, advocating for indigenous voices, community development in addition to providing cultural programs and supportive services. Ko’ona has been sharing her Indigenous teachings for over thirty years, through Traditional Family Parenting education and hand drumming.

APD Schedule: The day starts at 9:15am with a light breakfast. Ko’ona is scheduled to present from 10:00-11:45, with a brief break at midpoint. Lunch will be served at 12:00pm. Please bring formula or lunch for your children as this will not be provided. Also, Norwood Hotel has a limited number of high chairs. Please ask parents to bring a stroller or booster seat for their baby. At 1:00pm, there will be 3 breakout sessions – Library Services, drumming and songs with Aj’a, and a photobooth. Participants will rotate between the 3 sessions.

Participants staying until the end of the day will receive a gift bag, filled with goodies.

This year’s Adolescent Parent Day will have a Halloween theme. Participants whose child is dressed in costume will be entered in a draw to win a prize!

Pre-registration is mandatory as space is limited. We hope to accommodate everyone’s requests.

SERVICE PROVIDERS:
To register (participants and service providers) please email APIN at
apin@apin.org. If a participant is unable to attend, please feel free to send a substitute.

Information required:

Service provider’s name and contact information
Organization
How many participants and babies/children will be attending from your organization (participants will sign in and provide their names at registration)
Meal requests: If a vegetarian or vegan meal is required, please provide the attendee’s name with the corresponding meal request. Meal requests can only be accommodated if prearranged.

Please register no later than Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
We look forward to seeing you!

Lunch and Learn- NMT, Presented by Sonya Warga and Dawn Isaac
2026-01-15 12:00 - 2026-06-16 13:00 | online
Prairie Tides is a healing-centered initiative in Manitoba that offers support for youth facing mental health and substance use challenges. It provides a live-in healing home and community-based services that are culturally safe and trauma-informed. The organization utilizes the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics™ (NMT™) to create personalized healing plans tailored to each youth’s needs. Prairie Tides emphasizes a Two-Eyed Seeing approach, integrating Indigenous wisdom with Western therapeutic practices, to ensure holistic care and support for youth in their healing journeys.

Dawn Isaac (BHEC, MAAC) is Anishinaabe-ikwe from Sagkeeng First Nation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in human Ecology and a Masters degree in applied communications. She has several years of experience in research & training with a focus on intergenerational, developmental, and organizational trauma as well as Indigenous issues in both a historical and current context. She is passionate about promoting a wide-spread understanding of trauma-informed and trauma-responsive services as a best practice approach across multiple sectors. Dawn is also committed to advancing Indigenous knowledge(s), resilience, healing practices, and creating safe spaces, as well as fostering reconciliatory relationship building. Dawn spent more than a decade working as part of an intergenerational team (grandmother-mother-granddaughter) facilitating workshops and healing sessions on intergenerational trauma and resilience. Through this transfer of knowledge, she has been part of an interdisciplinary team developing a Reconciled Healing Model as an overarching clinical framework for organizations in the healing and helping profession. Dawn has also worked closely with Dr. Sandra Bloom, to pilot Creating Presence; a new and innovative clinical approach to transform organizations and foster trauma-resilient practices.

Sonya Warga (MMFT) is the Clinical Director at Marymound, where she has worked since 2016. She obtained her Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy from U of W and had planned to grow a private practice, but after joining Marymound, she discovered a passion for working with youth. Sonya is responsible for supporting the programs and clinicians who work at Marymound by troubleshooting, problem-solving, advocating, and planning the clinical framework of the organization. She believes that every interaction with youth should be therapeutic, whether it is through one-to-one meetings or maintaining a therapeutic environment in group homes. Sonya’s work is focused on creating a continuity of approach to generate solidity in the organization.

This series provides a neurodevelopmentally-informed perspective on human development, focusing on the human stress response system and the impact of childhood adversity. Rather than framing these experiences solely in terms of trauma, we will emphasize how adversity and attachment dysregulation shape behaviour and emotional responses. The goal is to help professionals in social and human services create relationally safe environments that support emotional regulation and well-being.
Participants will explore key concepts of brain development, the effects of childhood adversity, and attachment disruptions. Participants will gain an understanding of the importance of safety and emotional regulation, particularly for individuals who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), mental health challenges, or co-occurring disorders.
Objectives of this series include:

Understanding the neurological, physiological, and emotional impacts of childhood adversity.
Learning strategies to foster emotional regulation in individuals.
Identifying strengths and vulnerabilities in clients and adopting a strengths-based approach.
Creating relationally safe spaces that promote co-regulated, supportive relationships.

By the end of the series, participants will be equipped with an in-depth understanding of how to reduce stress, enhance emotional regulation, and foster supportive, safe environments for clients or individuals in their care. This training will help professionals create environments where individuals, especially those with histories of adversity, feel safe, understood, and capable of building resilience in the face of stress and emotional challenges.

This NMT Lunch and Learn is a 6 part series, the dates it will be hosted are listed below!

January 15th 2026
February 19th 2026
March 5th 2026
April 16th 2026
May 14th 2026
June 11th 2026

APIN Conference 2026
2026-05-07 08:30 - 15:30 | Caboto Centre, 1055 Wilkes Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3P 2L7, Canada
Get ready for APIN Conference 2026, the ultimate in-person meetup for APIN enthusiasts!

Welcome to the APIN Conference 2026!
Including a light breakfast and lunch, the 2026 APIN conference will include a guest speaker, engaging conversation, and the opportunity to network with individuals in your field of work.
Guest speaker David Robertson will be speaking on the following topics:

Representation Matters
Writing social Activism
Living with Anxiety: Representation and Normalization of Mental Health Through Story
Freedom to Read and Book Banning
The Journey of The Misewa Saga

He shares deeply personal insights drawn from his own life to connect authentically with his audience. With this platform, he educates and inspires people on crucial topics like Indigenous rights and mental health awareness.
Registration:
FEE: Early Bird $60, Normal $85
Early Bird Deadline: March 27th ,2026
Registration Deadline: April 20th 2026
Registration includes light breakfast and lunch. Vegan, Vegetarian or gluten free meals available upon request.
If cost is a barrier to attend please contact Apin@apin.org for opportunities at a reduced rate.
Sign up using our Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1983829973855?aff=oddtdtcreator

Special Guest Speaker: David A. Robertson
David Robertson stands as one of Canada’s most influential voices in literature and public discourse. A member of Norway House Cree Nation, he is a celebrated author, graphic novelist, and podcaster. His work offers profound insights into critical topics like Indigenous themes, mental health, and freedom of expression. At the heart of David Robertson’s work lies a deep commitment to sharing Indigenous stories and perspectives
