A new research project between the Carleton University Sprott School of Business and Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division is underway to better understand the social and human costs of physical distancing, remote work, isolation and other factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The research project, titled Work, Family, and Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic, […]Continue readingNew research by Carleton University, CMHA Ontario evaluating social and human costs of COVID-19 measures
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Mental Health Works conference scheduled for June 1 & 2 postponed due to COVID-19
After careful consideration, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division and Mental Health Works are making the necessary decision to postpone the Mental Health Works 2020 conference in light of the evolving public health concerns around COVID-19. The IMPACT: A vision of change for mental health in the workplace conference was scheduled for June 1 […]Continue readingMental Health Works conference scheduled for June 1 & 2 postponed due to COVID-19
CMHA celebrates National Volunteer Week 2020
This week, CMHA Ontario joins organizations across the country in celebrating Canada’s almost 13 million volunteers during National Volunteer Week. The theme this year is It’s time to applaud this country’s volunteers. It encourages all Canadians to loudly and proudly cheer for Canada’s volunteers. Volunteers play a crucial role in our organization and our community. […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates National Volunteer Week 2020
Join CMHA’s #SignsofSupport campaign to spread positivity, encouragement amid COVID-19
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) branches across Ontario are encouraging their local communities to share positive messages of support for one another through the #SignsofSupport social media campaign as a way to keep spirits high amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Initiated by CMHA York and South Simcoe Branch, #SignsofSupport started with that branch’s staff members holding […]Continue readingJoin CMHA’s #SignsofSupport campaign to spread positivity, encouragement amid COVID-19
Community organizations call on province to ensure income security during pandemic
More than 130 organizations have signed an open letter to the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services calling for measures to ensure income security for Ontario’s most vulnerable populations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Income Security and Advocacy Centre (ISAC) recently initiated an open letter to children, community and social services minister Todd Smith, […]Continue readingCommunity organizations call on province to ensure income security during pandemic
Call for research participants: Work, Family, and Life During a Pandemic
How have you been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? What new stressors and challenges have this pandemic brought to your life, and how are you coping? A team of researchers at Carleton University, with support from Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario, would like to know how you are managing work, life and family responsibilities during […]Continue readingCall for research participants: Work, Family, and Life During a Pandemic
Provincial HSJCC creates COVID-19 resource hub for human services, justice professionals
The Provincial Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee (HSJCC) has created a new online resource hub specifically for professionals in the policing, justice and human services sectors to provide latest updates on COVID-19 and resources to support how they operate amid the pandemic. Via this webpage, the Provincial HSJCC is facilitating information sharing among HSJCC […]Continue readingProvincial HSJCC creates COVID-19 resource hub for human services, justice professionals
Statement from CMHA branches several weeks after COVID-19 began impacting service delivery
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) network consists of nearly 30 branches across the province that provide community-based clinical and social services to Ontarians living with mental health and addictions issues. Like every other health provider, we have spent the past few weeks adjusting to a new reality created by COVID-19 and are continually examining […]Continue readingStatement from CMHA branches several weeks after COVID-19 began impacting service delivery
New workplace, campus mental health resources available amid COVID-19 pandemic
Mental Health Works and the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health are supporting workplace and post-secondary student mental health, respectively, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Mental Health Works is providing a free webinar series to help employees and employers address the impact these circumstances may have on our work and well-being. Check out mentalhealthworks.ca […]Continue readingNew workplace, campus mental health resources available amid COVID-19 pandemic
CMHA Ontario reaction to province’s 2020 economic and fiscal update
(Toronto, March 25, 2020) – The following is a statement from Camille Quenneville, CEO of Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division, in reaction to province’s 2020 economic and fiscal update released Wednesday: “CMHA Ontario applauds the provincial government for today’s economic statement which focused on supporting the health system over the next year as we aim […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario reaction to province’s 2020 economic and fiscal update