Daye Hagel, M.A., C.C.C. — MHWFA Director, Founder
What is Mental Health Wilderness First Aid?
Mental Health First Aid
for remote communities, industries, & wilderness guides
Tree planters, Search and Rescue teams, wilderness guides, Canadian Armed Forces members, teachers, hikers, remote area field workers, First Nations, and other rural community members are some of our many students. Join us!
Training and Certification
Join a live webinar, a Basic 16h certification program, or expand your mental health support skills with an Intermediate 40+h next-level training.
“This was one of the first courses I’ve taken in becoming a guide that felt useful beyond just getting the certification.”
– MHWFA student
, National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
“Both the Basic and Intermediate courses gave me and our team the tools to ask the right questions and make more informed and efficient decisions while helping instructors manage medical, behavioral, and mental health incidents in the field. Learning about how our brains respond to stress also helped me respond more effectively to stress responses in others and myself.
A truly excellent course that I highly recommend to anyone looking for more ways to support teams both in the field and in administrative roles.”
An integral part of our staff training
, Outward Bound Canada Training Academy
The Mental Health Wilderness First Aid course is now an integral part of our staff training and the Outward Bound Training Academy for Outdoor Professionals. This is an invaluable training, equipping our staff and trainees with practical tools to support our students better and manage mental health crises in the field …
Daye and her team are incredibly skilled facilitators – even in the online format participants have found the training practical, engaging and relevant to both their personal and professional lives.
It can be hard to know what to say.
We’re changing that.
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