As individuals and organizations recognize World Homeless Day and World Mental Health Day on October 10, CMHA-WECB is reminding the community that housing is key to the recovery for many people with mental health issues. Individuals with serious mental health conditions frequently identify income and housing as the most important factors in achieving and maintaining […]Continue readingImportance of housing for mental health highlighted on October 10
Hockey’s back! As players across the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) lace up for another season, CMHA-WECB is proud to support the Windsor Spitfires with Talk Today, a suicide-prevention and mental health awareness program, for the 2021-22 season. Talk Today was created in 2014 in partnership with the OHL and is now offered to athletes nationwide. […]Continue readingTalk Today is Back!
CMHA-WECB joins Canadians across the country in observing the country’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th. The day was established by the federal government to honour survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component […]Continue readingCMHA commemorates Truth and Reconciliation Day
City Council approved new name presented by Canadian Mental Health Association CBC News · Posted: Sep 28, 2021 5:27 PM ET The top of these steps marks the peak of the formerly known, Suicide Hill in Little River Park. Windsor’s City Council endorsed its new name of ‘Hope Hill’ on Monday Sept. 27. (Submitted by Kevan Donais) A […]Continue readingEast Windsor hill officially named “Hope Hill” with council approval
Julie Kotsis Publishing date: Sep 08, 2021 Kim Willis, director of communications and mental health promotion for Canadian Mental Health Association – Windsor Essex County. PHOTO BY JULIE KOTSIS /Windsor Star A coalition of Windsor-Essex County organizations, working in partnership with the Windsor-Essex County branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, has a new tool in the […]Continue readingRoots of Hope suicide prevention initiative planted in Windsor-Essex County
Windsor Star Julie Kotsis Aug 25, 2021 Andrea Milne, left, who lost a friend, Jordan Caine, to suicide in 2014, and Karen Peter, who’s son, Bryce Peter, committed suicide on Father’s Day in 2017, are pictured outside the Canadian Mental Health Association after a news conference announcing details for Suicide Awareness Month in September, on […]Continue readingSeptember is Suicide Awareness Month in Windsor-Essex County
In honour of the children who died at residential schools and in recognition of the survivors and their families, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) will be changing the colour of its logo to orange until Orange Shirt Day on September 30. Beyond the symbolic, the orange logo also signifies our commitment to reconciliation with […]Continue readingA logo for reconciliation: CMHA shows solidarity with Indigenous peoples in Canada
The Windsor Star – published July 5, 2021 Golfers hit Beach Grove Golf & Country Club Monday with the goal of playing 100 holes and raising $50,000 for local charities. The marathon round was in celebration of the club’s 100th anniversary this year. Nine teams of two players each gathered pledges aimed at raising $50,000 […]Continue readingGolfing 100 holes for charity
CBC Windsor – July 2, 2021 As the province lifts public health restrictions, more people are anxious about social reintegration, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association. Step 2 of the Roadmap to Reopen plan includes increases in gathering sizes, Up to 25 people can now get together outdoors, and indoor meetings are now possible for up to […]Continue readingAnxiety persists as restrictions are lifted, according to CMHA therapist
windsoriteDOTca News Staff Thursday, July 1, 2021 The Ninth Annual Windsor Corporate Challenge has been declared a success by organizers. The Windsor Corporate Challenge looked different this year than it has in the past, but it still brought co-workers together and saw companies compete against one another. Using an app, teams of five set off […]Continue readingWindsor Corporate Challenge Raises Over $100,000 for Windsor’s First Youth Wellness Hub