Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario invites the media and public to the official launch of Not Anytime Soon! The life & times Linda Chamberlain. Linda Chamberlain will be available for media interviews and photo opportunities. Advance copies of Not Anytime Soon! The life & times of Linda Chamberlain are available for electronic download for accredited […]Continue readingMedia Advisory and Availability: Linda Chamberlain Book Launch
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Ontario Budget Increases Support for Mental Health and Addictions
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario and the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addictions Programs/Addictions Ontario are delighted to endorse Ontario’s new budget. The budget provides investments for some of this province’s most vulnerable residents, including seniors and adults with mental health and addiction needs; and those receiving social assistance. Today’s budget provides one […]Continue readingOntario Budget Increases Support for Mental Health and Addictions
Landmark partnership will make fitness sector more accessible for people with mental health-related disabilities
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division (CMHA), in partnership with YMCA Ontario and Parks and Recreation Ontario (PRO), has launched the Enabling Minds project. The goal is to reduce barriers that prevent people with mental health-related disabilities from accessing physical activity programs and resources at community centres, fitness clubs, parks and other recreational fitness […]Continue readingLandmark partnership will make fitness sector more accessible for people with mental health-related disabilities
CMHA applauds the new, higher standard for workplace mental health promotion and protection
CMHA to play an important role in helping workplaces implement new Standard Today, Canada takes an important step for mental health as the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the Bureau de Normalisation du Quebec (BNQ) release the country’s first-ever national workplace Standard, The National Standard of Canada – Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – […]Continue readingCMHA applauds the new, higher standard for workplace mental health promotion and protection
How’s your mental fitness?
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), in Proud Partnership with the AIR MILES Reward Program and Healthy Minds Canada (HMC), Launches New Highly-Interactive Website Designed to Help Canadians Improve Their Mental Fitness Today, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in proud partnership with the AIR MILES Reward Program and Healthy Minds Canada (HMC), launched a new […]Continue readingHow’s your mental fitness?
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division Welcomes Camille Quenneville as CEO
The Board of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division (CMHA, Ontario) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Camille Quenneville as its incoming Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Quenneville comes to CMHA Ontario with an impressive record of achievements and experience in the Not for Profit sector. Camille has held leadership positions in the […]Continue readingThe Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division Welcomes Camille Quenneville as CEO
CMHA Ontario Applauds the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police for their Commitment to Protecting the Privacy of Individuals with Mental Health Conditions
(TORONTO, July 25, 2011) – Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario applauds the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) for their commitment to protecting the privacy of individuals with mental health conditions through the development of their new provincial guideline for conducting police records checks. At present, when an individual with a mental health […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario Applauds the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police for their Commitment to Protecting the Privacy of Individuals with Mental Health Conditions
Ontario and OFCMHAP Applaud Provincial Government’s Three Year Commitment to Improving Mental Health and Addiction Services in Ontario
CMHA, Ontario and OFCMHAP applaud the Ontario Government’s commitment to address the needs of the millions of Ontarians who know first-hand the impacts of mental illness and addictions. We strongly support and await the release of a new 10-year mental health strategy. This budget’s commitment to grow funding for mental health services to $93 million […]Continue readingOntario and OFCMHAP Applaud Provincial Government’s Three Year Commitment to Improving Mental Health and Addiction Services in Ontario
Upcoming Canadian Mental Health Association Conference All About Changing How We Think About Mental Illness
TORONTO, Oct. 6 — The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) presents Thriving in 2010 and Beyond: Defining Our Roles, Exploring Control, Designing the Whole, a national mental health conference in London, Ontario on October 22 – 24, 2010 at the London Convention Centre. Special keynote speakers include: CBC Radio One’s The Next Chapter host Shelagh […]Continue readingUpcoming Canadian Mental Health Association Conference All About Changing How We Think About Mental Illness
Three Provincial Umbrella Organizations Applaud Newly Released Select Committee Report on Mental Health and Addictions
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division (CMHA, Ontario), the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs (the Federation), and the Ontario Peer Development Initiative (OPDI) wish to congratulate and express their strong support for the work and directions set by Ontario’s Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions in its final report, […]Continue readingThree Provincial Umbrella Organizations Applaud Newly Released Select Committee Report on Mental Health and Addictions