Welcome

At First Health Solutions, we believe that Health is a cornerstone to community and agency well-being. We also recognize that the care system is often fragmented and struggles to identify the local agency or community's needs. We appreciate that good planning and outcome based evaluations are key to securing the funding and partnerships from the Federal, Provincial, Regional and Foundation partners. Our collective breadth of experience means that our services can be tailored to fit your agency, team, or community needs. We take the time and care to ensure that we understand your needs and your vision; designing a measurable plan that gets you what you need, and then delivering. Not only does the First Health team tailor a plan to meet each client's unique strategic health challenge, we can use our core services and expertise to execute that strategy and help clients secure the funding to support that vision.

We look forward to meeting you and discussing your individual needs and working towards viable solutions.

Carolyn Charleyboy, M.Ed., RCC

A member of the Tsilhqot’in Nation (Tsidedel / Redstone) in the Cariboo region of BC, with 7 years of post-graduate clinical counselling experience, Carolyn brings a uniquely informed Indigenous perspective to her work. Carolyn is trained and certified in Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy (IFOT), as well as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL). She completed her education at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), and currently resides in central BC.

Carolyn is a lead facilitator in our Lateral Violence to Lateral Kindness (LV2LK) series of workshops across Canada. She is also a seasoned trainer and certified circle-keeper in areas including ecological trauma, healthy sexuality and diversity, and trauma-informed approaches to mental health issues.

Neil Burrows has worked in the field of Health & Social Services for over 35 years and is a Registered Social Worker. After working in Northern Ontario with the Ojibwa Nation, he moved west to Northern BC and since 1996 has worked with the Haida, Tsimshian, Haisla, Tlingit, Tahltan, Nisga'a, Gitxsan, Carrier and Chilcotin Nations, providing trauma counselling, training and health program planning. Neil taught Social Work for several years in the College and University system, is a Registered Mediator and has studied Conflict Resolution at the Graduate level (University of Victoria). He is available to the RCMP on a critical-incident basis and is a frequent guest speaker on issues including trauma, violence and conflict management. Current projects include health planning, lateral violence workshops, critical incident and pandemic-related trauma counselling, and capacity-building initiatives for several First Nation Bands.

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Suzanne Burrows-Paliwoda, B.Comm

Suzanne is an experienced and empathetic people manager with a proven track record of building, leading, and mentoring high-performing teams, primarily in the dynamic advertising agency world in downtown Toronto. With over 20 years of diverse workplace experience, Suzanne possesses invaluable firsthand knowledge of human behaviour and interactions, particularly around language, culture, age, and gender dynamics within structured organizations. She has successfully contributed to cultivating workplace cultures that are grounded in empathy and collaboration.

Building on her extensive corporate career, Suzanne has redirected her focus, partnering with First Health Solutions to deliver Lateral Violence to Lateral Kindness (LV2LK) sessions to First Nations organizations and communities across Canada. As a skilled communicator, she brings her wealth of knowledge to these groups with a blend of humour and compassion.

SErvices

First Health Solutions offers services in lateral violence and research & development.

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Thank you so much to the hosts, organizers, and 800 delegates of the Chiefs of Ontario Wellness Conference 2024 held March 19-21st in Toronto! Suzanne and Carolyn were welcomed so graciously, and appreciated meeting delegates and attending so many interesting sessions facilitated by wonderful presenters. Their own "Lateral Violence to Lateral Kindness" session was full, and a great success. We hope to see you all again next year, and please feel free to reach out and discuss a full 2-day session in your community!