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BounceBack offers quick tips to support your mental health during COVID-19
Apr 30th, 2020Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division’s BounceBack program has developed a mental health tip sheet to support those who may be experiencing heightened mental health challenges as a result of…
Coping With Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 29th, 2020While protecting our physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic is top of mind, we can’t forget about our mental health. Many of us may be experiencing a high degree of…
CMHA’s BounceBack key part of expanded mental health supports available to all Ontarians during COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 3rd, 2020(Oakville, April 3, 2020) – To help Ontarians navigating the difficult realities in the wake of COVID-19, the Ontario government has announced an expansion of online and virtual mental health…
Statement from CMHA branches several weeks after COVID-19 began impacting service delivery
Mar 30th, 2020The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) network consists of nearly 30 branches across the province that provide community-based clinical and social services to Ontarians living with mental health and addictions…
Tips to manage mental health during COVID-19
Mar 23rd, 2020In the wake of COVID-19, Canadians are facing a new reality of social distancing, self-quarantining and isolation in order to protect public health and safety. These new circumstances may lead…
Dating With Depression: What You Need to Know
Feb 13th, 2020Guest post Dating can be stress-inducing for anyone. For those with depression, however, it can be especially frightening. The symptoms of depression, like social withdrawal and feelings of worthlessness, can…
Eco-Anxiety: Despair is Rising
Jan 21st, 2020Guest post from CMHA National, cmha.ca Rising temperatures. Melting ice caps. Drowning polar bears. We don’t need to be told that there’s a climate emergency, and that it’s taking its…
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Is it really a “thing”?
Jan 17th, 2020Fireplaces, hot chocolate, skating, snowball fights, cozying up with a book, watching a movie with loved ones, tobogganing…. These are some of the things that might come to mind when…
The More Things Change…
Oct 4th, 2019“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Sometimes that seems true, but particularly at work, it can feel more like “the more things change, the more stressed…
WORLD HOMELESS DAY HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Sep 23rd, 2019Housing with supports is key to recovery for many people living with mental health or addictions issues. This is one of the main messages that CMHA is sharing with the…
In Memory of Robert Struthers: May 5, 1959 – June 29, 2019
Aug 9th, 2019It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our Board Chair, Robert Struthers, passed away on Saturday, June 29th. Robert was an incredibly kind and generous man…
Health and Wellness in the Dog Days of Summer
Aug 9th, 2019All it takes is a few hot and humid days for it to sink in that we’re in the heart of summer. And while we may focus on the signature…