WORDS MATTER
THE TEMA FOUNDATION
TESTIMONIALS
Read a few examples of the positive impact The Tema Foundation is having on the lives of real people. Real people who are taking on the challenges of mental health together. If you have attended an event or class and have some feedback—we’d love to hear it. Email us at info@tema.foundation with your thoughts today.
Starr Cunningham
President & CEO of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia
“The Tema Foundation puts First Responders first. The work done by the Conter family and its many volunteers is critical to the mental wellness of our everyday heroes. This is an organization that truly knows what it means to provide compassionate, caring support when it is needed most. The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is a proud partner and friend to Tema. By working together, we are changing the way people think about PTSD and its impact on our First Responders, their families and communities.”
Shawn McLaren M.Ed.
Chief Learning Officer, St. John Ambulance Saint-Jean
“The passion and dedication of those who we have partnered within The Tema Foundation is second to none. We worked closely with Colleen Kamps and Roger Forget who I can say without any hesitation are two of the most knowledgeable and caring people I have had the pleasure to partner with in some time. The content we developed will equip people to save lives and this would not have been possible without Colleen & Roger or The Tema Foundation as a whole.”
Sergeant Adam Carter, CStJ
Niagara Regional Police Service - Peer Support & Critical Incident Response
“As a lifelong educator since my first coaching course when I was 16 and up to my last adult education lecture a month ago, I can wholeheartedly say this was one of the safest and most comfortable learning environments I have been a part of in the past 30 years. I have taken many mental health, peer support, and crisis intervention courses and feel that The Tema Foundation and St. John Ambulance have packaged this one day course perfectly to meet the needs of the public and our own first responders. The commitment to balancing information transfer, practical application, multi-media usage, and most importantly facilitated discussion and lived experience sharing helped to ensure that all learners received the message. This is a testament to your abilities as facilitators—a job well done.”
Jamie MacWhirter
Veteran, Founder of PTSD Buddies
”A soldier or a veteran with a mental illness can often feel like they are alone. Like they have no one in their corner that truly understands. I know I felt like that at times in my life. My family tried to help me, but they just didn’t know how. And I didn’t know how to show them how to help. But then the Tema Family found me. And they made my family apart of theirs. You see, the Tema Foundation doesn’t just look after the person dealing with the PTSD, they look after the whole family. They not only helped me deal with my illness, but they helped my family better understand my illness. Which has not only brought my family closer together but has made it bigger. You see, sometimes I don’t look at Tema as a foundation, I look at it as a family. And I am proud to be apart of that Tema family. They saved my life.”
Dennis Boyd
Deputy Chief of Professional Standards
Kenora District Services Board - Northwest Emergency Medical Services
"When TEMA began the cross country tour to increase awareness of PTSD and mental health, we were lucky enough to be involved as hosts here in Northwestern Ontario. Later on, when it came time to develop a plan to better understand PTSD, mental health and wellness, and to help build up resiliency within our emergency service, we immediately reached out to TEMA as we knew they were leading the way in training and helping other Paramedic services across Ontario.
Our Paramedics are always there for others in their times of need and are our most important resource. We can't stress enough how important our Paramedics are to us, our organization and our communities and we have made mental health a priority. TEMA has been instrumental in helping us on this journey and we sincerely appreciate their knowledge and assistance in helping our those who are always there helping others.”
