cover of episode 139: Andy Hardie: Clinical Manager at Venture Trust in the United Kingdom

139: Andy Hardie: Clinical Manager at Venture Trust in the United Kingdom

2021/8/24
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Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors

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Andy Hardie is the Clinical Manager of Venture Trust) in the United Kingdom. Andy shares his journey into the field, which began when heading to the only university that accepted him to study Outdoor Leadership. He would go onto work at the original Outward Bound school. Andy shares how Venture Trust began as a 21-day “boot camp” style wilderness therapy program and has evolved to be a social change agent, including providing Outdoor Therapy for free to young people age 16-25 and ex-service members.