Mental health challenges are just as frequent as cuts and broken bones. Yet those in remote communities or wilderness areas face circumstances that can require a more nuanced set of mental health tools than in an urban environment.

Mental Health Wilderness First Aid is designed for anyone who lives, works, or plays in remote areas or rural communities. Teachers, tree planters, wilderness guides, Canadian Armed Forces members, Search and Rescue teams, university students, hikers, remote area professionals and rural community members have all benefitted from MHWFA courses. Join us!

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Clip from guest speaker
Michael McCarthy
October 6, 2021
​Reclaiming Ancestral Knowledge
in Modern Times
 Watch the full video on our blog.
​What is Mental Health
Wilderness First Aid?

​MHWFA founder & director:
Daye Cooper Hagel, M.A., C.C.C.

Clip from guest speaker
Sarah Hagar, RCC
November 3, 2021
​Neuroanatomy of
Trauma and Healing
 Watch the full video on our blog.

What are Students saying?
It can be hard to know what to say.

We're changing that.
We do not require personal medical information from our students, volunteers,
staff, or contractors as a condition of providing services.