This CMHA Mental Health Week, we’re diving into how we feel. It’s hard to deal with our emotions when we don’t know what we’re feeling. You may have been taught to push your bad feelings away, but research shows that understanding and naming our feelings can make sadness, anger and pain feel less intense. And […]Continue readingGet Ready to #GetReal about how you feel
If you have completed ASIST 11 and want to refresh and refine your skills, this 4-hour live virtual workshop is for you. You will improve your comfort, confidence, and competence using the Pathway for Assisting Life or PAL. Upcoming session: Monday, May 3, 2021 1 pm to 5 pm EST $100.00 Register at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/02f68040682a4e40a52e3ffee278fd0a. Use voucher […]Continue readingNow available: ASIST Virtual TuneUp!
(Toronto, March 15, 2021) – As we mark the one-year anniversary of the province’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, a new survey is highlighting alarming trends that indicate the pandemic’s strain on the mental health of Ontarians has reached all-time highs. The latest polling data commissioned by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division shows that only […]Continue readingThird poll in CMHA Ontario series indicates mental health impact of COVID-19 at all-time high
Province’s mental health leaders launch Everything Is Not OK campaign calling on governments to take immediate action TORONTO, ON (March 9, 2021) – Ontario’s leading mental health and addiction organizations are coming together to say Everything Is Not OK in a new campaign that highlights the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of children, […]Continue readingEverything Is Not OK: 74% of Ontarians experiencing increased mental health and substance use challenges during the pandemic
Check out this document highlighting how we are providing vital service during the COVID-19 pandemic with our Free Call-In Counselling program.Continue readingService during the pandemic: Highlighting our Free Call-In Counselling
We are continuing to provide free counselling to support our community during these uncertain and stressful days of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are looking for support, call our Call-In Counselling line at 289-291-5396 and you will be contacted by a counsellor within 24 hours Monday to Friday. Ages 16+.Continue readingFree Call-In Counselling Available During the COVID-19 Pandemic – 289-291-5396
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
Collaboration brings together existing suicide prevention services and advocates for a national, three-digit phone number February 4, 2021 (Toronto) – Now more than ever, people in need of immediate mental health support are turning to distress centres for help. People living in Canada need an easy way to ask for assistance during their time of greatest […]Continue readingCAMH, CMHA and CSC Partner to Implement Pan-Canadian Suicide Prevention Service
New national survey finds Canadians’ mental health eroding Toronto, ON and Vancouver, BC (December 3, 2020) – The second wave of the pandemic has intensified feelings of stress and anxiety, causing alarming levels of despair, suicidal thoughts and hopelessness in the Canadian population. This, according to the newest wave of data collected through a nationwide […]Continue readingDespair and suicidal feelings deepen as pandemic wears on
Post courtesy of CMHA National It’s been said many times, but we’ll say it again: working in the pandemic is not business as usual. Whatever your job, chances are you have had to make some adjustments. For many, that adjustment was moving the workplace to your kitchen table or home office. And it wasn’t an easy feat. Despite all obstacles, we’ve navigated through Zoom meetings, noisy households and working in sweatpants (okay, that one […]Continue readingPlanning a psychologically safe return to the workplace