Join the Provincial Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee (HSJCC) Network for a webinar on Enhancing Engagement of People With Lived Experience Across the HSJCC Network on April 7, 2022 from 12-1 pm. As a cross-sectoral, collaborative network, the expertise and dedication of people with lived experience in the human services and justice sectors has […]Continue readingHSJCC webinar on Enhancing Engagement of People With Lived Experience
News
Call for abstracts now open for CICMH conference
The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health’s (CICMH) Annual Conference is an opportunity for stakeholders in post-secondary mental health across Ontario and Canada to come together, connect over their shared goals, and learn new strategies to bring back to their practice. This event represents the heart of CICMH’s work: bringing together diverse stakeholders among […]Continue readingCall for abstracts now open for CICMH conference
CMHA celebrates International Women’s Day 2022
On March 8, CMHA Ontario joins individuals and organizations around the world in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022, an annual event held to mark the social, economic and political achievements of women. The theme of IWD 2022 is #BreakTheBias, which highlights the need to actively call out gender bias, discrimination and stereotyping. Whether deliberate […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates International Women’s Day 2022
CMHA Ontario welcomes Green Party of Ontario’s Mental Health Platform
The Ontario Greens have launched a standalone mental health platform, Building a More Caring Ontario, ahead of the 2022 provincial election. The plan acknowledges a recent CMHA Ontario poll which showed that almost half of Ontarians said their mental health has worsened since the pandemic began, and 1 in 4 Ontarians are now seeking help […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario welcomes Green Party of Ontario’s Mental Health Platform
Registration is now open for QI Innovations conference
Registration is now open for the 2022 virtual conference, QI Innovations: Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Outcomes taking place April 12, 2022. Featuring a keynote address from Dr Laura Rosella, the Principal Investigator and Scientific Director of the Population Health Analytics Lab at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, this virtual event is for […]Continue readingRegistration is now open for QI Innovations conference
CMHA Ontario issues RFP for evaluation of In The Know program
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division is seeking proposals from qualified individuals/organizations to carry out a quarterly qualitative and quantitative evaluation of In the Know between April 2022 and September 2023. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is meant to provide a fair evaluation for all candidates and to provide candidates with the evaluation […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario issues RFP for evaluation of In The Know program
Pandemic highlights need for community mental health and addictions care: CMHA Ontario pre-budget submission
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division is calling out chronic underfunding and pandemic-related strain on the community-based mental health and addictions sector in its 2022 pre-budget submission to provincial government. The pandemic has further highlighted the need to prioritize mental health and addictions funding for the community sector, which has demonstrated nimbleness and creativity […]Continue readingPandemic highlights need for community mental health and addictions care: CMHA Ontario pre-budget submission
CMHA recognizes Problem Gambling Awareness Month
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, an annual event to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment and recovery services. Gambling is a leisure activity that may occur over a continuum, ranging from casual social gambling, with no harm caused, to pathological gambling, with serious harmful consequences for the individual […]Continue readingCMHA recognizes Problem Gambling Awareness Month
CMHA supports Pink Shirt Day
On February 23, individuals and organizations across the country will come together to celebrate Pink Shirt Day, an annual anti-bullying campaign. Bullying is a form of aggression where there is a power imbalance; the person doing the bullying has power over the person being victimized. In additional to any physical trauma incurred, bullying can result […]Continue readingCMHA supports Pink Shirt Day
CMHA celebrates Canada’s Agricultural Day and reminds farmers of supports available
On February 22, 2022, CMHA Ontario joins Canadians across the country in celebrating Canada’s Agriculture Day and show our support for the people that make our agriculture industry possible. Mental health in the agriculture industry is a topic of growing concern. The many constant demands, pressures and time constraints that come with this line of […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates Canada’s Agricultural Day and reminds farmers of supports available