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Peace by the River – Christian McEachern and the Canadian Veteran Adventure Foundation

From: Field Excercises

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Readings in this book consist of case studies of programs that use outdoor activities such as farming and gardening to help veterans cope with PTSD and disability. This reading discusses Christian McEachern, who served as a peacekeeper in Yugoslavia and the Canadian Veteran Adventure foundation which uses outdoor programming to provide an additional tier in veteran’s care. The chapter also explores the use of dogs and horses in therapy.

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Stephanie Westlund

Stephanie Westlund holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies, and was the 2012-2013 Global Citizenship Research Fellow in the Consortium for Peace Studies at the University of Calgary. She has been conducting research with veterans since 2009, and continues to be inspired by their courage and personal resolve to move through pain toward recovery, and their unrelenting desire to serve their communities. Stephanie blogs about the human-nature relationship at Our Common Nature ourcommonnature.blogspot.com.