Toronto, October 6, 2020: Everything is not all right, warned Ontario’s leading mental health and addiction organizations including, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Children’s Mental Health Ontario, The Royal, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health […]Continue readingGovernment of Ontario COVID-19 recovery must address mental health and addiction crisis warn experts
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Community Health Ontario supports call to move certain regions back to Stage 2
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division is once again part of a group of community health care organizations expressing their support of calls to tighten public health restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19. Monday, Community Health Ontario (CHO), of which CMHA Ontario is a part, supported the Ontario Health Association (OHA)’s latest call […]Continue readingCommunity Health Ontario supports call to move certain regions back to Stage 2
Community mental health, addictions leaders back OHA’s calls on province for stricter COVID-19 measures
Ontario’s leading community mental health and addictions agencies have come together to throw their support behind calls on the province for stricter public health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Thursday, the Ontario Hospital Association, along with 38 health care leaders and physicians, issued a statement asking for stricter public health measures that will […]Continue readingCommunity mental health, addictions leaders back OHA’s calls on province for stricter COVID-19 measures
105.9 The Region earns CMHA Ontario’s 2020 local media award
(Woodbridge, Sept. 25, 2020) – York Region radio station CFMS-FM 105.9 The Region has been named the recipient of Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division’s 2020 local media award. Nominated by CMHA York and South Simcoe Branch, 105.9 The Region was recognized with the award for its support of the branch in getting mental […]Continue reading105.9 The Region earns CMHA Ontario’s 2020 local media award
Now is the time for universal basic income!
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) supports access to a universal basic income that aligns with four core principles: human rights, equitable access, poverty reduction and adequacy. Income security is one of the important social determinants of health. With respect to the factors that promote positive mental health, the three most significant determinants of mental health […]Continue readingNow is the time for universal basic income!
Most Ontarians fear second wave of COVID-19, worries linked to actions of others: CMHA poll
(Toronto, Aug. 31, 2020) – A new poll shows an overwhelming majority of Ontarians (84 per cent) remain concerned about the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19, primarily driven by worry of other people not following the proper distancing rules as businesses and schools reopen. The survey commissioned by the Canadian Mental Health Association […]Continue readingMost Ontarians fear second wave of COVID-19, worries linked to actions of others: CMHA poll
New CMHA toolkit supports employees, employers with planning psychologically-safe return to the workplace
(Toronto, Aug. 20, 2020) – As Ontario’s economy gradually re-opens during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new toolkit is now available to support employers and employees in navigating the mental health implications of returning to physical workplaces. Developed by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division, in partnership with Mental Health Works and BounceBack Ontario, Return […]Continue readingNew CMHA toolkit supports employees, employers with planning psychologically-safe return to the workplace
Mental health and addictions organizations call on province for $100 million COVID-19 emergency response package
(Toronto, July 30, 2020) – Ontario’s leading mental health and addictions organizations including Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, The Royal, Ontario Shores, Children’s Mental Health Ontario, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division and Addictions Mental Health Ontario are calling on the province for an immediate, one-time $100 […]Continue readingMental health and addictions organizations call on province for $100 million COVID-19 emergency response package
CMHA Ontario responds to the death of yet another individual experiencing a crisis
(Toronto, June 24, 2020) – The following is a statement from Camille Quenneville, CEO, of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario in reaction to the death of Ejaz Choudry: “It’s sad, heartbreaking and incredibly upsetting that once again an individual experiencing distress has died after a police response to a mental health crisis call. It’s frustrating […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario responds to the death of yet another individual experiencing a crisis
We need to do more and we need to do better: Statement from CMHA Ontario
The voices and experiences being shared today and over the past week are not new. We are hearing from those who have felt voiceless, and we are seeing injustices being repeated time and time again. We have witnessed these injustices countless times throughout history and yet here we are today, continuing to live and work […]Continue readingWe need to do more and we need to do better: Statement from CMHA Ontario