CMHA Ontario joins individuals and organizations across Ontario to celebrate Seniors Month in June. Seniors Month is a time to salute and appreciate the enormous contributions seniors and older adults have made, and continue to make, towards building Ontario. The theme of Seniors Month this year is to Stay Safe, Active and Connected. The COVID-19 […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates Seniors Month
CMHA Ontario joins individuals and organizations worldwide to celebrate the history, courage and diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Two-Spirit, queer, and questioning (LGBT2SQ) individuals for Pride Month in June. While Pride celebrations across the province recognize Ontario’s vibrant and creative LGBT2SQ communities, it’s important to note that LGBT2SQ individuals continue to face specific mental […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates Pride Month
The end of physical distancing appears to be on the horizon, and while many Canadians are welcoming the change, some remain anxious and fearful about resuming old activities and social contacts. Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division CEO Camille Quenneville spoke to CBC News: The National on why some may not be ready to […]Continue readingCBC News: The National discusses post-pandemic anxiety
Researchers from Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business have tracked the mental health impact of the pandemic on Ontario working parents in a new report which suggests women have been hit harder and the age of children hasn’t been a major factor in wellness. Work, Family, Life During a Pandemic is part of a research […]Continue readingResearchers link increases in parental stress to pandemic
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Windsor-Essex County Branch is making local headlines with a call to the community to help rename a popular sledding hill. Little River Park in east Windsor is home to ‘Suicide Hill,’ an unofficial yet commonly-used name the branch says glorifies and further stigmatizes a tragic cause of death. Each year, […]Continue readingCMHA Windsor-Essex calls for renaming of local hill that stigmatizes suicide
New information released by The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN), the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario/Ontario Forensic Pathology Service and Public Health Ontario shows that 2020 was the most tragic year on record in opioid-related deaths, with 249 deaths reported in December 2020 alone. There were 2,426 opioid-related deaths reported in 2020, […]Continue readingOpioid-related deaths at all-time high
(Toronto, May 19, 2021) – The following is a statement from Camille Quenneville, CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division, in reaction to the latest report on the opioid crisis in Ontario. The report, Changing Circumstances Surrounding Opioid-Related Deaths in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic, by The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, The Office of […]Continue readingDirect, targeted, immediate action needed to address Ontario’s deepening opioid crisis
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division CEO Camille Quenneville was featured on Breakfast Television Toronto recently as part of an expert panel discussion on taking care of your mental health during COVID-19. Quenneville, alongside Mount Sinai Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Ariel Dalfen as well as resilience researcher and education expert Dr. Rumeet Billan, discussed the […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario CEO joins Breakfast Television panel on mental health and COVID-19
Public health professionals, community leaders, government administrators and professionals from organizations providing care in home and community settings are invited to attend the Home and Community Care online conference on June 9, 2021. The conference offers insightful sessions on topics such as community care and COVID-19, Nurse Practitioner led clinics, community paramedicine implementation, navigating MAiD […]Continue readingRegistration for Home and Community Care conference now open
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has released two new reports that highlight what it calls the unintended consequences of COVID-19 – specifically the impacts on harms caused by substance use and self-harm behaviour. In a news release, CIHI points out that more Canadians required hospital care for harm caused by substances such as […]Continue readingNew CIHI reports highlight ‘unintended consequences’ of COVID-19