Mental health challenges are just as frequent as cuts and broken bones - and so is resilience. Yet, remote communities or wilderness areas require a more nuanced set of mental health tools than urban environments.

Mental Health Wilderness First Aid provides mental health skills training for anyone who lives, works, or plays in wilderness or remote areas. Tree planters, Search and Rescue teams, wilderness guides, Canadian Armed Forces members, teachers, hikers, remote area field workers, rural community members and many more have benefitted from MHWFA training. Join us!
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Events & Guest Speakers

Introduction to Therapeutic HorsEback Riding
BCTRA

Upcoming: Online Live Event
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
MHWFA hosts regular guest speakers, all on mental health topics relevant to remote areas or wilderness. 

SOME OF OUR Past Events

Tracy Moulaison, Cultural Worker & Counsellor
Sun Dance, Ceremony, & Reconnecting to Your Heart
Michael "Doc" Crawford, Slipstream Wilderness First Aid
Medications in Wilderness Contexts
Sarah Coulter, Outward Bound Canada admissions coordinator
Asking the Tough Questions: Why We Should Include Mental Health During Pre-Trip Screening
Chris Mushumanski, MA & Greg Miller, MA; BC Search and Rescue Association
Critical Incident Stress Management
Joel Pippus, BRS, CYC cert
Skateboarding and Trauma Healing
Jess Cumming, MA, CCC, eating disorders specialist
Supporting Clients with Disordered Eating in the Field
Jeremy Addleman, CCC
The Power of Nature in Healing Trauma - Somatic Psychotherapy
Judy North, MA, rural crisis & suicide intervention specialist
Suicide Intervention Training, Hope for Remote Areas

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