The past few years have been a challenging time for those working in health care settings. Health care workers, support staff, and organizational leaders are all facing extreme levels of stress and burnout. To help, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ontario has launched Your Health Space, a free workplace mental health service for Ontario’s […]Continue readingIntroducing Your Health Space
November 20-26 marks National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW), an annual awareness campaign coordinated by the Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction in cooperation with all its partner organizations, including CMHA. This years’ theme for National Addictions Awareness Week is a Community of Caring, placing the spotlight on how different communities across the country are […]Continue readingCMHA-WECB marks National Addictions Awareness Week
CMHA-WECB joins individuals and organizations worldwide to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance on November 20 that honours the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. These acts of violence are due to stigma and discrimination against their identity and community. Research has found that transgender […]Continue readingCMHA commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance
The local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association has hired a second ‘Grief Works’ therapist even though the program receives no government funding. “We can’t have grieving young people waiting for six months,” therapist Carolyn Jenner-Dupuis told CTV News. “I can’t imagine what that six months would have felt like for someone like Hannah.” […]Continue readingNo wait list for ‘forgotten grievers’: How CMHA Windsor-Essex is helping youth cope with death
ConnexOntario now offers a text line as a fast and convenient way to reach out for mental health and addiction service information. Ontarians can text CONNEX to 247247 to connect with a system navigation specialist, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A significant barrier to treatment for those who need help is not […]Continue readingText 247247 for mental health, addiction, and problem gambling services in Ontario
The first full week of October invites Canadians to share the realities of living with mental health issues through Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW). MIAW is an annual national public education campaign coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH). The campaign aims to engage Canadians in a national conversation about […]Continue readingMental Illness Awareness Week highlights the need for timely access to mental health care
Bob Bellacicco, CTV Windsor https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/mobile-health-clinic-with-mental-health-addiction-and-dental-support-an-exceptional-model-1.6085166 Essex County Warden Gary McNamara says a mobile health clinic will help health professionals to better respond to residents in crisis in high-priority neighbourhoods. “I believe it’s a model for many other regions in the province to mirror themselves to,” he said. Health Minister Sylvia Jones has seen variations of […]Continue readingMobile health clinic with mental health, addiction and dental support an “exceptional model”
WINDSOR, ON / September 20, 2022: The Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County Branch (CMHA-WECB) is excited to announce the launch of the Wellness & Recovery College, a new learning opportunity for the community. Recovery College is not a new concept, they have been in existence in the since 2000 in the U.S., and moved […]Continue readingCMHA-WECB launches Wellness & Recovery College
The pandemic has made life more difficult for many, but for farmers it has greatly added to existing uncertainties and stress. Yet farmers are less likely to seek the help of professionals — sometimes with devastating consequences. To help, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario has launched the Guardian Network, a volunteer suicide prevention […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario launches suicide prevention program to support farmers
CMHA-WECB joins individuals and organizations on August 10 in commemorating Prisoners’ Justice Day, a day to honour individuals who have died unnatural or violent deaths while incarcerated in correctional institutions. In addition to showing solidarity for those who have died while incarcerated, the day also brings attention to other socioeconomic impacts of incarceration including the […]Continue readingCMHA recognizes Prisoners’ Justice Day