09/30/2025
September 30th: The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On this day of reflection, we recognize and honour the wisdom, resilience, and leadership of Indigenous people. We celebrate the enduring strength and voices of Residential School Survivors, their families, and communities and commit to the ongoing and collective path of truth, healing, and reconciliation.
The Elgin Ontario Health Team is committed to advancing reconciliation through action. Some of our commitments this year are to:
🧡 Support Indigenous members of our community in accessing pathways to culturally safe care.
🧡 Build community capacity for trauma-informed care, ensuring services are safer and more responsive.
🧡 Support wholistic wellness, such as through the promotion of social prescribing, including nature-based activities for those seeking it.
We know reconciliation is a journey, not a single day. Today we pause to reflect, and every day we commit to taking steps toward a more equitable, inclusive health system.
Supports:
📞 Former residential school students can call 1-866-925-4419 for emotional crisis referral services and information on other health supports from the Government of Canada.
📞 Indigenous peoples across Canada can also go to The Hope for Wellness Help Line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for counselling and crisis intervention. Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310
