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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

TEMA Conference Halifax May 19 and Sydney May 26

I will be working with TEMA Conter Memorial Trust once again and would love to see as many military as we can fit into the building.
All the details to the events which will be held in Halifax and Sydney Nova Scotia can be accessed on their web site.

There will be an Education day which was highly successful in Toronto and there will also be a Gala dinner.

If you are concerned about PTSD and ways to help our hereos then this is the event for you.

Help us, help them.

Welcome to tema.ca
We help those who spend their lives helping you.
  • It is estimated that 8% of Canadians suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
  • Our research indicates that this number is two to three times higher within the emergency services sectors.  
  • 16% to 24% of our emergency services personnel suffer with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
  • We also estimate this number to be low due to the stigma associated with seeking and accepting help!
Sometimes those who save lives need to heal
The men and women of our emergency and military services see tragic events every day.  They witness human suffering up close and it sometimes becomes very difficult to cope with the aftermath.
Smells, sounds and reliving witnessed events create lasting painful memories that haunt these men and women for life.  It is their legacy for helping others in times of human suffering.
The Tema Conter Memorial Trust was established to end the silence and ease the suffering.
Through research, education, training, and through the provision of peer and psychological support, we aim to help these men and women when they need it most.




Welcome to Common Threads Halifax
Thursday, May 19, 2011
The men and women of our emergency and military services see tragic events every day.  They witness human suffering up close and it sometimes becomes very difficult to cope with the aftermath.
The aftermath sometimes means that they will suffer with lasting memories that just won't go away. Recalling the smells, remembering the sounds and reliving the witnessed events sometimes haunt these men and women for life.
Through research, education, training, and through the provision of peer and psychological support, we aim to help these men and women when they need it most.
Join us on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at our Halifax Education Conference.  
Learn about the latest research, newest trends and innovations dealing with acute, cumulative, vicarious and post traumatic stress within emergency services and military operations
Learn from subject matter experts and peers.  Connect and collaborate with other professionals at the forefront of mental health in the workplace
Learn from the personal stories that will be shared by members of Canada's emergency services and military organizations
Halifax Gala 2011
Cheers to 10 Years
A Tribute to our Emergency Services and Military Personnel
Please join us on Thursday, May 19, 2011 for our 10th Anniversary Gala.
Gala Location
1919 Upper Water Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3J5
Group rates to be announced shortly.
Sydney Tribute Dinner
A Tribute to our Emergency Services and Military Personnel
Please join us on Thursday, May 26, 2011 for our first dinner event in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Gala Location
50 Maillard Street
Main Ballroom
Membertou, Nova Scotia, B1S 3W3 
Guest Speaker:
Former Canadian Medic Who Lost Both Legs in Afghanistan
The Long Walk Home 
In his keynotes, Franklin shares stories about the work he and his fellow soldiers were doing in Afghanistan. Whatever your feelings on Canada's involvement, he brings an articulate, non-polemical and rarely glimpsed human element to discussions of our mission. With affable charm and perspective, he also talks about the infamous bombing -- about how a combination of improvisational teamwork, mental toughness and vigorous training kept him alive. At the core of his talk is the immense hope he held onto, even when things looked bleakest, to see his family and to be able to walk his son to school every morning. 

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