In a recent segment on YourTV Niagara, CMHA Ontario’s CEO, Camille Quenneville, and Thomas Langland, Manager of Wellness & Health for Niagara Health discussed the significance of the Your Health Space initiative. Continue readingYour Health Space Special Feature on YourTV Niagara
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CMHA’s Talk Today program celebrating 10th season in junior hockey
The Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario and CMHA branches across the country are celebrating a major milestone – the 10th season of their sports mental health program, Talk Today. Continue readingCMHA’s Talk Today program celebrating 10th season in junior hockey
Talk Today Podcast Episode 2: A Vision for Mental Health with Winnipeg Jets Prospect Danny Zhilkin
The Talk Today podcast is back for its second episode with Winnipeg Jets prospect, Danny Zhilkin.Continue readingTalk Today Podcast Episode 2: A Vision for Mental Health with Winnipeg Jets Prospect Danny Zhilkin
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
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