Tema Foundation

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for the first responders, frontline workers, healthcare professionals and support teams who continue to show up for our communities, even on the days many of us get to spend at home.

We’re also thankful for the families, peers, organizations and partners who stand behind them.

To everyone working today, and everyone supporting someone who is: thank you for all that you do.

Wishing our community a safe and happy Thanksgiving. 💛

Mental health support and training shouldn’t begin when someone reaches a breaking point.

For first responders, frontline workers and healthcare professionals, difficult situations can be part of the job. The right education, tools and support can help people better understand what they’re experiencing and build resilience before challenges become crises.

This World Mental Health Day, we’re recognizing the people who show up for others every day, and the organizations working to make mental health a meaningful part of how they support their teams.

On October 24, the Never Marching Alone Society is bringing the community together in Dartmouth for a march in support of the TEMA Foundation.

The march is open to everyone, with no weight requirements to participate. Following the march, participants and community members are invited back to ANAF Unit 349 for a free community BBQ.

📅 October 24 at 8:30 AM
📍 ANAF Unit 349, 137 Main Street, Dartmouth
We’re grateful to Never Marching Alone for choosing to support TEMA and our work with first responders, frontline workers and their families.

Can’t join the march but still want to support the fundraiser? You can donate directly to the campaign https://temafoundation.givecloud.co/fundraising/forms/PGD9N3E4

An hour to move, reset and do something for yourself.

Join Spartan Wellness for a free fitness-led core and strength training session for veterans, first responders and frontline workers.

The class will focus on core and strength training, with different fitness levels accommodated so you can participate at the level that works for you.

📅 Tuesday, October 20
⏰ 5–6 PM
📍 Move East Studios, 6130 Quinpool Rd., Floor 3, Halifax
🎟️ Free to attend

Registration is required by October 16.

https://app.simplycast.ca/?q=forms/new/take&token=6a75e5f5c706b1-64906851

Firefighters train extensively for what happens on the call. But the impact of the work doesn’t always end when the call does.

TEMA has been working with Halifax Fire Services to deliver resilience training for career firefighters, volunteer firefighters and administrative staff, giving people across the organization practical tools to better understand stress, trauma and the impact of difficult experiences.

This Fire Prevention Week, we’re recognizing the importance of preparing firefighters not only for the work they do, but for what they carry home from it.

Supporting your people is part of preparing them for the job.

Let’s take time to recognize the power of compassion and love in building stronger communities. Together, we can break down barriers and create bridges of understanding and connection.

A day to learn. A space to connect. Tools to take back with you.

Tema Foundation Education Days bring together first responders, frontline workers and organizations for practical mental health education grounded in the realities of the work.

Learn from experts. Connect with people who understand. Leave with tools you can put into practice.

Save the dates for 2027:
📍 Ontario Education Day — March 24 | Pickering, ON
📍 Nova Scotia Education Day — May 5 | Halifax, NS

Stay tuned for more details, including speakers, programming and registration.

Visit tema.foundation/events to learn more.

Sometimes, understanding what you’re feeling is the first step forward.

Through Tema’s workplace mental health programs, real people are learning that their responses to difficult experiences aren’t something they have to navigate alone.

Real people. Real workplaces. Support that makes a difference.

Watch the full story and learn more about Tema’s programs at tema.foundation.

Behind every uniform is a person carrying more than most people see.

The calls that stay with you. The shifts that follow you home. The weight that does not lift when the job is done.

No one should have to figure that out alone. That is exactly why the Tema Foundation exists.

tema.foundation | 📩 [email protected]

What does real workplace mental health support look like?

Not a poster in the break room. Not a one-day seminar. Real, sustained support that meets people where they are and helps them find their way through.

Watch how Tema helped one organization navigate the hardest chapter in its history.

https://youtu.be/ow_msGMNOyk