Oct 4, 2021 | Events
If you know Big Brothers and Big Sisters you'll know they do amazing work in our communities. They have camps (the cost of which was covered by donors this past year,) one-on-one mentorship programs, and peer group activities, giving kids lots of opportunity for human...
Jul 1, 2021 | Indigenous Peoples
How will you be spending July 1st this year? Some may continue to celebrate Canada Day as they always have. This includes some Indigenous peoples, and many settlers. But many this year will be mourning. Mourning the ancestors, children, peoples who never returned from...
Jun 30, 2021 | Indigenous Peoples
One of the key learnings of Mental Health First Aid is "Listening non-judgmentally". This is the "L" of the ALGEES model we teach. Today is an amazing opportunity for all to tune in to participating radio stations in Canada and listen non-judgmentally to the stories...
Jun 25, 2021 | Mental Health First Aid Virtual
There's still time to purchase your ticket! Only a few spots remaining.... To date we have sold out of every single Mental Health First Aid Standard Virtual workshop we've run. Leading up to our next workshop on July 7th we only have a handful of spaces left, but...
Jun 24, 2021 | Mental Health First Aid Virtual
We're excited to launch our first virtual Mental Health First Aid Supporting Youth workshop on July 15 & 16. Tickets are going fast! In fact, there are only 4 spots left for this virtual learning opportunity. If you are an adult supporting youth between the ages...
Jun 21, 2021 | Mental health resources
June 21st is National Indigenous People's Day! Today, and every day, we acknowledge that the land our workshops are hosted from is traditionally known as Thadinadonnih. We are on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabek, and Haudenosaunee peoples, and...
May 8, 2021 | Mental health resources
Languishing. This word has quickly become mainstream thanks to a New York Times article titled "There's a name for the blah your feeling: it's called Languishing" Our mental wellbeing fluctuates. That's normal. We shouldn't look at our mental health any different than...
Dec 28, 2020 | Mental Health events and workshops
Lately we've experienced an uptick in workshop engagement. We've sold out of multiple Mental Health First Aid Virtual workshops. But not to worry. We have more to come in the New Year. Starting with a special weekend Mental Health First Aid Virtual workshop on...
Nov 27, 2020 | Mental health resources
Are you inundated with messages that you must "socially distance"? Has this left you feeling disconnected? Isolated? Alone? Unfortunately, we have mislabeled one of our health and safety goals during the COVID19 pandemic. We don't actually want people to socially...
Nov 16, 2020 | Mental Health First Aid Virtual
As COVID19 entered its first wave, and then the second, in-person workshops ceased in many areas. And for good reason. That also left a major gap in training services. But no longer. Not only did Mental Health First Aid Basic receive an update (the new version is now...
Feb 6, 2020 | Mental health resources
Ignorance is not bliss for parents who have been impacted by the infiltration of drugs and other damaging content that has entered the home unsuspected. Be informed. And join a workshop to learn how to open communication with your kids about substance use.
Feb 5, 2020 | Mental health resources
If you interact with kids between the ages of 5-14 The ‘ASK’ Workshop was designed to teach you how to notice risk factors, how to balance them with protective factors, and how to work with other adults in the child’s life to advocate for what they need.
