• "The best thing to hold onto in life is each other" —Audrey Hepburn

Every year, 1 in every 5 Canadians will personally experience a mental health problem or disorder, and 50% of people will develop a mental illness in their lifetime.

About the Owner

Matthew Rico is a Canadian Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse (CPMHNC(C)) who draws from 10 years of direct mental health nursing experience, 7 years teaching non-violent crisis intervention, over 3 years delivering Mental Health First Aid to 500+ Canadians, and involvement in various professional projects and research in mental health and wellness. Matthew Rico served as the Executive Network Officer (ENO) for the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Durham-Northumberland chapter and is a local union Steward for Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). These professional roles and experiences showcase Matthew's desire to serve others, a passion for mental health, and have contributed to developing his knowledge, communication, and instruction skills.

- Matthew Rico, RN, BScN, CPMHN(C), Psychotherapist

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Mental Health First Aid is an important resource that will enrich conversations, decrease stigma, and save lives.

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Matt Rico is an extremely informative and engaging teacher. You can tell the amount of time and passion he puts into supporting those in their mental health journey as well as the effort he puts into educating others to do the same. This program is extremely informative and to skip out on such an opportunity really is a disservice to yourself. I really felt like I expanded my knowledge in mental health as I could now apply it to real world experiences. To be taught by Matt was truly a pleasure! https://www.facebook.com/MHTDURHAM/reviews

Colleen Roga

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I highly recommend taking this course. Matt Rico is very engaging and informative and he creates a very safe space to learn and to share. Mental health isn’t always easy to talk about with others and this course gives you the tools. If you or someone you know is struggling please take this course! Thank you for what you do Matt!

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Jen LeBlanc

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Matthew.Rico.Rocked.This.Training!!! Matthew articulated the course material, Mental Health Training in a most personal, passionate and caring way. His insight, approach and delivery of the material was second to none. I learned so much! Thank you!!!

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Ruta Urbaitis

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I learned so many great tools in this course. The instructor Matt Rico was amazing. Matt was extremely knowledgeable and informative. Matt’s dedication to Mental Health really shine through this course. Thank you for all you do!!!

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Sharon Knapp

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Matt Rico is an amazing educator in the training of Mental Health. He is very engaging and has a Strong passion for supporting those in their mental health journey! He is very approachable and is available to you after you are done all the training! Mental Health training is a wonderful opportunity for teachers to expand their knowledge and skills. It was an AMAZING course!! 10/10

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Krista Ehgoetz-Brown

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