Circle for Liver Wellness Solutions (CLWS)
CLWS is an Indigenous-led community directed initiative focusing on connections to support people in accessing care in alignment with the Ontario Hepatitis C Elimination Roadmap (endhepc.ca). MINO Wellness Lab collaborates with CLWS in relational ways to build community-based resources through supporting awareness, access and action. Sharing Liver Bundles which include liver health and hepatitis C awareness messaging resources that have been co-created and are grounded in relational knowledge sharing, training modules, access to hepatitis C screening supports, and network building that increases access to care and cure for hepatitis C (www.circle-for-liver-wellness-solutions.ca).
Gathering to Share
The MINO Wellbeing Lab collaborates with CLWS to host Gathering to Share, an annual Indigenous led relational and educational community event. The 2nd annual event was held October 29th, 2025 in Thunder Bay, ON focused on connecting, learning and sharing knowledge related to liver health, healing practices, community wellness and exploring community-led liver health models through story, culture, experience and genuine connection.
National Collaborations
National Tri-council project for the Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC)
2025 added as Co-Investigator
National Tri-council project for the FEAST Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research CIHR (McGill University)
2025 added as Co-Investigator
