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Testimonials

Our mental health training programs change lives.

From firefighters who credit our training with saving more lives than decades on the front lines to youth who finally feel heard to Indigenous leaders championing resilience in their communities.

Each voice echoes a shared truth: when we understand, we heal.

These testimonials celebrate courage, empathy, and the power of practical skills to unlock conversation, connection, and care.

Let their words remind you that you, too, can foster safe, supportive spaces—at work, at home, and within yourself—one conversation and one course at a time.

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Eric Gonke
27 Jan 2025

I have been able to be a more supportive friend and feel more confident having open and honest conversations about my own mental health with those around me. My hope is the training can do the same for you.

Mental Health First Aid
Brand Manager
Steve Jones
27 Jan 2025

I truly believe I’ve saved more lives in my five years as a trainer for TWMFR than in my 20 years as a firefighter.

The Working Mind – First Responders
Firefighter
Laurie Belcourt
30 Dec 2023

“It changed who I was. The way I think about people, the way I interact with people, it’s different. I’m a lot more understanding, I’m a lot more empathetic. It’s helped me understand that people have mental health problems.”

MHFA First Nations
MHFA First Nations co-facilitator
31 Oct 2023

“I can now recognize the signs of mental health difficulties in myself and my family, and have tools to understand mental health – what I should practice for myself and how I can support others.”

TWM Sports
31 Oct 2023

“Personally I found the content and delivery of the workshop extremely valuable. I have already started to implement the strategies and methods into my daily routine and will begin steps with my athletes today.”

TWM Sports
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27 Oct 2023

“We’re excited to be able to collaborate with the Mental Health Commission of Canada to offer The Working Mind certificate program – it’s just another way the OBA is leading the shift in how the profession feels about mental health and building healthy workplaces.”

The Workring Mind
OBA President
26 Oct 2023

“I like the variety in this program, there was a lot of ground covered without getting confusing or too overwhelming.”

TIM Youth
26 Oct 2023

“The content of the MHFA NP course is highly relatable to current experiences had by Northerners and touches delicately and respectfully on the difficult history of Colonization of Northern Canada.”

26 Oct 2023

“We are fortunate to have the opportunity to work withmental health experts, such as the MHCC, to continue to improve our members’ education and awareness.”

MHFA Police
26 Oct 2023

“I thought providing actual strategies from the facilitators and other participants to help reduce school stress was extremely helpful, and many students would benefit from it.”

Mental Health First Aid
MA Applied Psychology
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26 Oct 2023

“Indigenous master trainers serve as positive role models in communities among our peers and colleagues to show that not only did we inherit a lot of loss, grief, and trauma, we’ve also inherited resiliency, strength, and determination.”

MHFA First Nations
MHFA First Nations master trainer
Denise Waligora
26 Oct 2023

“I don’t think my parents have ever been told it’s ok to feel the way they do. The course has taught me the importance of validating their fears. It’s also improved my communication skills with my parents and opened conversations that may not have happened previously.”

26 Oct 2023

“You can almost feel the collective exhale as participants let the relief of being validated wash over them,” she said. “There is strength in numbers. It helps chip away at the isolation that so often accompanies these struggles.”

26 Oct 2023

“We want as many athletes as possible to benefit from this program. Continuing theconversation around mental wellness in sport is the only way to reduce the stigma.”

26 Oct 2023

“The Working Mind training has given me the ability to take my mental health struggles and adapt their continuum to my life.”

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