Could you provide training on drug overdose prevention and first aid to people who use drugs?

A Red Cross volunteer in a red vest helps two people outside a building in winter conditions. One person is sitting on a step and the other is lying on their side on the ground.
Photo: Marjaana Malkamäki / Suomen Punainen Risti

FRC trains people who use substances in methods to prevent drug deaths and basic first aid skills, with the aim of reducing accidents and deaths caused by substance poisoning and providing skills to administer first aid in their local communities.

Do you have knowledge of the lives of people who use substances and / or first aid skills? Are you a flexible and clear instructor with good interaction skills?
Come and join the instructor team!

Training sessions aimed at people who use substances are approximately one hour long and are held 1–2 times at the same location. The training covers methods for preventing drug-related deaths and basic first aid skills. Training sessions are held, for example, at health counselling centres, shelters and similar places frequented by people who use substances. Training sessions can also be held at, for example, child welfare institutions and prisons.
Ready-made materials are available for delivering the training.

We are looking for instructors who have knowledge of the lives of people who use substances and / or first aid skills – or at least expertise and familiarity with the topics and an interest in learning more about them. In addition, they are required to have flexibility and good interaction skills.

Instructor training sessions:

Oma Punainen Risti