CISP Webinar Series 2025
Welcome to our Social Prescribing Webinar Series
We’re excited to launch a new national webinar series designed to foster dialogue, share emerging insights, and offer practical guidance on social prescribing.
As interest and activity in social prescribing continue to grow, this series offers a space to explore how initiatives are being developed, adapted, and sustained in diverse settings. Each session will highlight strategies and insights on key aspects of implementation—like building and scaling programs, defining and supporting core roles, adapting approaches for different populations, understanding impact, and strengthening collaboration across sectors.
Whether you’re just beginning or looking to deepen and expand your work, this series is designed to support your efforts and help grow a more connected and sustainable social prescribing movement.
Starting and Scaling Social Prescribing
Wednesday, June 18
Moderated by: Adrienne Scott, Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing
Natasha Beaudin,
Alliance for Healthier Communities
Paola Leal,
Eva Marsden Centre for Social Justice and Aging
Prabhraj Sandu,
United Way British Columbia
Nassim Vahidi-Williams,
St. Michael's Hospital
Beth Mansell, Healthy Aging Alberta
Join us for our first session: Starting and Scaling Social Prescribing, where leaders and implementers from across Canada will share how they’ve launched, expanded, and explored sustainability of social prescribing in their communities. Learn more about the strengths they built on, the barriers they faced, and the strategies they used to keep momentum going—from early groundwork to working towards long-term integration.
Whether you're looking to get started or strengthen an existing initiative, this conversation will provide practical insights and lessons from the field to support your journey.
Bridging Health and Community Care:
The Essential Role of Social Prescribing Connectors
Wednesday, August 6
Moderated by: Safiya Clarke-Mendes, Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing
Kelsey Grass, Park Gate Society
Lisa Cyr, United Way British Columbia
Stacee Amos, Jewish Family Service Calgary
Social prescribing Connectors—known by many names like Link Workers, Community Connectors and Navigators—play a critical role in social prescribing by bridging healthcare and community support. Join us for an in-depth conversation on how this role is evolving in Canada and beyond, what training and competencies are needed, strategies for sustainable funding, and how social prescribing connectors collaborate with healthcare providers and community organizations to improve wellbeing.
