Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex is launching a new mental health awareness training program specifically for farmers and the agriculture community. In the Know is a mental health literacy program developed at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph created specifically to educate the agricultural community. This half-day training program is being made available through […]Continue readingCMHA launches mental health awareness training for the farm community
From March 1-7, CMHA-WECB will recognize the valuable contributions and expertise of Ontario social workers. Social Work Week annually celebrates the profession and the valuable work of approximately 18,000 registered Ontario social workers. This week, we will celebrate alongside the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) and our branch staff. This year’s theme is “You […]Continue readingCMHA Celebrates Social Work Week 2021
On March 1, CMHA-WECB joins organizations across Ontario in recognizing Black Mental Health Day. This annual event aims to recognize the ongoing impact on mental health that results from staying silent on issues of anti-Black racism in public services and raise a awareness of the specific mental health needs of Black communities across Ontario. Per […]Continue readingCMHA recognizes Black Mental Health Day
On February 24, individuals and organizations across the country will come together to celebrate Pink Shirt Day, an annual anti-bullying campaign. Bullying is a form of aggression where there is a power imbalance; the person doing the bullying has power over the person being victimized. In addition to any physical trauma incurred, bullying can result […]Continue readingCMHA supports Pink Shirt Day
On February 23, CMHA-WECB joins organizations around the country in celebrating this important event. Canada’s Agriculture Day is a time to showcase all the amazing things happening in the Canadian agriculture industry and help us see the connection to where our food comes from and the people who produce it. Here are a few ways […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates Canada’s Agriculture Day
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) network consists of 28 branches across the province that provide community-based clinical and social services to Ontarians living with mental health and substance-use issues. All CMHA branches work from a harm-reduction framework that aims to support individuals with substance-use concerns and connect them with services. Our branches offer comprehensive […]Continue readingExpand access to harm reduction interventions during COVID-19: CMHA Ontario branches support safer supply approaches
On February 9, CMHA joins educators, industry professionals and the community worldwide in acknowledging Safer Internet Day, which aims to create both a safer and a better internet, where everyone is empowered to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. When it comes to new technologies, one of the biggest concerns with regards to mental […]Continue readingResource on using social media to benefit your mental health
ConnexOntario and Windsor-Essex mental health and wellness organizations remind you that “Mental Health Matters. You Matter.” Click here to view: https://issuu.com/thewindsorstar/docs/win_mental_health_matters_01.28.2021Continue readingMental Health Matters – 2021 Special Feature
CMHA-WECB joins Canadians across the country to honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present, for Black History Month in February. While Black History Month is a time to learn about the many important contributions of African, Caribbean, and Black Canadians to the settlement, growth and development of Canada, it’s important to note that […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates Black History Month
Her mind races. Always thinking. Always spinning. Did I get too close? Who has touched that? Should I wash my hands? I miss my grandchildren. It’s hard to breathe. Am I sick? Should I go to work? I’m so tired. At age 61, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Barb Douglas is facing depression […]Continue readingAs COVID-19 persists, so does mental health “echo pandemic”