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CMHA urges voters to “choose” mental health and addictions care
May 4th, 2022The province is less than 40 days away from electing its next government and a new campaign from CMHA branches in Ontario is encouraging voters to put one topic at…
CMHA Mental Health Week 2022 focuses on empathy
May 4th, 2022Only 13% of Canadians are feeling empathetic, down markedly from two years ago CMHA and UBC release new data on empathy and challenged relationships Toronto, (ON), May 2, 2022 –…
Annual REACH Award: Submit your nominations today!
Apr 5th, 2022Do you want to recognize a local individual, organization, or group who made a significant contribution to mental health in 2021-2022? Now’s your chance! CMHA Halton gives an annual award…
Pandemic highlights need for community mental health and addictions care: CMHA Ontario pre-budget submission
Mar 3rd, 2022Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division is calling out chronic underfunding and pandemic-related strain on the community-based mental health and addictions sector in its 2022 pre-budget submission to provincial…
1 Simple Change Can Spark Hope
Feb 15th, 2022After Canadian sports show host Michael Landsberg shared his lived experience with depression and anxiety in 2009, he became a passionate mental health advocate. In 2016, he founded #SickNotWeak, a…
1 in 4 Ontarians access mental health help – The highest rate during the pandemic
Feb 7th, 2022(Toronto, Feb. 7, 2022) – New polling data released today indicates that more Ontarians are accessing mental health supports than at any other time during the pandemic. The survey by…
How are we feeling? Canadians are worried, bored, stressed, lonely and sad
Jan 13th, 2022CMHA and UBC release data on emotional impact of the pandemic for Mental Health Week Toronto, ON and Vancouver, BC (May 3, 2021) – The pandemic is taking an emotional…
Take 5 minutes for your mental health
Dec 21st, 2021Does this sound familiar: by the time you’ve finished work, meals, and everything else on your to-do list, you wonder how to possibly squeeze in something to benefit your mental…
CMHA recognizes National Addictions Awareness Week
Nov 19th, 2021From November 21 – 27, CMHA Halton will join with the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery organizations across the country to…
Give Peace, Give Hope, Give Support: The Giving Trees Campaign
Nov 19th, 2021Show your support for the mental health of all in our community: take part in the Canadian Mental Health Association Halton Region Branch’s The Giving Trees Campaign. The Giving Trees Campaign…
Province’s fall economic statement includes support for mental health and addictions
Nov 12th, 2021Ontario has committed to support the mental health and well-being of health and long-term care workers across the province as part of its 2021 fall economic statement. The province is investing…
Hope in the time of Covid-19
Oct 26th, 2021“In more than one way, the pandemic has helped people navigate the stigma that has traditionally dogged mental health.” Our staff recently offered some thoughts in The Oakville News on…