Training Onboarding Form: Rural Mental Health Project

Start Your Journey as a Community Animator!

The Rural Mental Health Project supports rural and remote communities in Alberta to improve mental health and wellbeing by building local teams and taking action together. Community Animators are local leaders who bring people together, spark conversations, and guide projects that create positive change.

We offer free training and support to help Animators gain the skills and tools they need to turn ideas into action. Through this training, you’ll discover how to use your community’s unique strengths to improve mental health for everyone.

Before committing, ensure that you are able to attend ALL of the Training days. Missing more than 15 minutes of any day may compromise you receiving a Certificate of Completion. Please note, that you may be asked to pause training and move to the next cohort in these circumstances.

Learn more about Animator training

2026 Dates

Winter 2026 Training Schedule:

January 29 – Online training launch

February 25 & March 4 – Virtual Training: Modules 3 & 4

March 18 & 25 – Virtual Training: Modules 5 & 6

Spring 2026 Training Schedule:

April 28 – Online training launch

May 27 & June 3 – Virtual Training: Modules 3 & 4

June 17 & 24 – Virtual Training: Modules 5 & 6

Fall 2026 Training Schedule:

September 29 – Online training launch

October 28 & November 4 – Virtual Training: Modules 3 & 4

November 18 & November 25 – Virtual Training: Modules 5 & 6

Onboarding Form

Name *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

Which community do you currently reside in? (Please note training is only available to residents of rural Alberta) *

Where are you most likely to animate? *

If these are not the same communities, please share what your connection and relationship to the community you want to animate in is. *

Are you planning to animate as part of your paid role? *

Yes

Upcoming Training Dates *

2026 Training Dates

Winter 2026 Training (January-March)

Spring 2026 Training (April-June)

Fall 2026 Training (September-November)

I am not sure yet

Backbone Organization Name

If you don’t have a backbone at this time, feel free to leave the following fields blank. You can provide it to us at any point during the onboarding or training process—it will be needed in order for us to issue your funding.

For more information on what the Backbone Organization is, click here.

Backbone Contact Name

Backbone E-mail

Backbone Phone Number

How did you hear about the project? *

Any questions/comments

Leave Blank

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