Lindsay, ON – Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue is set to receive a significant boost to the mental well-being of their dedicated firefighters. The Fire Rescue is providing the Resilient MindsTM program to their teams, a training designed to build resilience, provide essential mental health support and equip firefighters with the tools they need to navigate […]Continue readingKawartha Lakes Fire Rescue to Bolster Mental Health Support with Resilient Minds
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Promoting Mental Wellness in the Tech Workplace: Join Our Workshops!
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!
Angie Hill earns Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario’s 2023 media award
Kitchener-Waterloo radio personality and morning show host Angie Hill has been named the recipient of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division’s 2023 media award.Continue readingAngie Hill earns Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario’s 2023 media award
World Suicide Prevention Day: Join CMHA to Reduce Risk
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. It is a day of resolve – a call to action for the whole world to join together and take action to prevent suicide. Continue readingWorld Suicide Prevention Day: Join CMHA to Reduce Risk
Talk Today launches podcast with episode featuring NHL prospect Jake Chiasson
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
International Overdose Awareness Day – A Day of Reflection and Action
August 31st marks International Overdose Awareness Day (IAOD), a day that signifies lives profoundly affected by the global overdose epidemic.Continue readingInternational Overdose Awareness Day – A Day of Reflection and Action
A Positive Move Forward: AGCO’s Decision on Online Gambling Advertising
The AGCO has taken a positive step by following CMHA recommendations to prohibit celebrities and athletes from endorsing online gambling.Continue readingA Positive Move Forward: AGCO’s Decision on Online Gambling Advertising
CMHA recognizes Prisoners’ Justice Day
CMHA Ontario observes Prisoners’ Justice Day on August 10 to honour individuals who died unnaturally or violently while incarcerated in correctional institutions. The Ontario Chief Coroner’s Expert Panel’s report examined 186 deaths that occurred between 2014 and 2021 and were not homicides. The analysis showed that acute drug toxicity deaths accounted for nearly 40 per […]Continue readingCMHA recognizes Prisoners’ Justice Day
CMHA celebrates Self-Care Day
CMHA Ontario joins individuals and organizations around the world on July 24th, in celebration of International Self-Care Day. The awareness day is intended to emphasize the importance of self-care and its direct impact on staying healthy and preventing or delaying an illness. Self-care is a necessity when it comes to your mental wellbeing, and it […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates Self-Care Day
Opioid deaths up, treatment down, for youth
A new study by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN), shows opioid-related death rates for Ontario teens and young adults have tripled since 2014. The report, led by the ODPRN at St. Michael’s Hospital, the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and Public Health Ontario, analyzed […]Continue readingOpioid deaths up, treatment down, for youth