(Toronto, Feb. 10, 2025) – A new awareness campaign by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario is urging all party leaders to think about those they love and care about as they shape their platforms. With the current crisis in mental health and addiction services, the agency has launched Think of Your Someone, which calls on […]Continue readingNew CMHA campaign calls on candidates, Ontarians to Think of Your Someone this election
March 27, 2024 Urgent action is required by Ontario government to address worsening staffing crisis in Ontario’s community health sector Associations representing over 200,000 workers in community health respond to 2024 Ontario Budget TORONTO, ON – Today, a coalition of Ontario’s community health care associations responded to Ontario’s 2024 Budget. While we welcome the government’s […]Continue readingUrgent action is required by Ontario government to address worsening staffing crisis in Ontario’s community health sector
CMHA’s Mental Health Works, in partnership with Lighthouse Labs, is excited to offer “Strategies for promoting mental wellness” training.Continue readingPromoting Mental Wellness in the Tech Workplace: Join Our Workshops!
In December 2022 Chiasson, 20 intervened with a person struggling with thoughts of suicide.Continue readingTalk Today launches podcast with episode featuring NHL prospect Jake Chiasson
To celebrate this year’s CMHA Mental Health Week, CMHA Ontario’s Talk Today program team recently interviewed professional hockey player and mental health advocate, Garrett McFadden. The Mental Health Week theme for 2023 is “My Story,” so the Talk Today team of Alex Salomie and Justin Dickie sat down with McFadden to learn more about his […]Continue readingTalk Today team interviews hockey pro Garrett McFadden
CMHA Ontario joins Canadians across the country in celebrating the 72nd annual Mental Health Week. The national event serves to encourage Canadians to learn, talk, reflect and engage with others on all issues relating to mental health. This year’s theme, #MyStory, recognizes the power of storytelling and how sharing personal experiences and stories is not […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario celebrates Mental Health Week
Guelph – With the latest research showing that farmers feel more stressed and anxious than other Canadians, it’s more important than ever to support their mental health. That’s why on March 8, 2023, leaders in the agricultural sector from across Canada will come together for the first annual National Symposium on Agricultural Mental Health. The […]Continue readingFirst Annual National Symposium on Agricultural Mental Health Showcases Leading Research and Community Programming from Across Canada
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, an in-person stakeholder engagement process is taking place across Ontario on the topic of supportive housing. Led by Associate Minister of Housing Michael Parsa, the government held […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario takes part in provincial consultations on supportive housing
New sessions of CMHA Psychological Health and Safety Training are now open for December 6-9, 2022. This ground-breaking course helps break down barriers and seizes opportunities for those who are supporting the implementation of the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (“the Standard”). CMHA’s Psychological Health and Safety Training program will help individuals who are working to […]Continue readingRegistration open for CMHA’s Psychological Health and Safety Training program
Toronto – The province is less than 40 days away from electing its next government and a new campaign from Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario is encouraging voters to put one topic at the top of their election wish list: mental health and addictions care. CMHA Ontario’s “I choose” campaign will use the next […]Continue readingNew election campaign urges voters to “choose” mental health and addictions care