…and access to online gambling – especially with online poker and sports betting – having a better understanding of the signs and symptoms that separate recreational and problem gambling can…Continue readingCMHA recognizes March as Problem Gambling Month
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CMHA Ontario recognizes National Addictions Awareness Week
…average person should know is how to prevent death from opioid overdose. CMHA Ontario has developed an easy-to-understand resource to help identify the signs of an opioid overdose and how…Continue readingCMHA Ontario recognizes National Addictions Awareness Week
New report reveals status of student mental health in Ontario
…The survey results also found that more than 50 per cent of female students in Ontario show signs of moderate to serious psychological distress. Other highlights from the 2017 report…Continue readingNew report reveals status of student mental health in Ontario
Conducted Energy Weapons (Tasers)
…the use and safety of Tasers, as well as the propensity of law enforcement officials to deploy Tasers on people experiencing a mental health crisis or demonstrating signs of emotional…Continue readingConducted Energy Weapons (Tasers)
CMHA thanks Bell for its continued efforts to reduce mental illness stigma and support mental health across Canada
…mental illness: Language matters – pay attention to the words you use about mental illness Educate yourself – learn, know and talk more, understand the signs Be kind – small…Continue readingCMHA thanks Bell for its continued efforts to reduce mental illness stigma and support mental health across Canada
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…Continue readingJoin CMHA’s #SignsofSupport campaign to spread positivity, encouragement amid COVID-19
Employment and Education for People with Mental Illness
…based on an implicit understanding between recipient and provider. The recipient had to prove their incapacity and this incapacity was fundamental to receiving benefits. Signs of capacity, such as doing…Continue readingEmployment and Education for People with Mental Illness
Tips to shake off the winter blues
…of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or a general feeling of low energy and mood during the winter months. Signs you may be experiencing SAD may include lethargy, irritability, changes in…Continue readingTips to shake off the winter blues
Submission to Honourable Jay C. Hope, Deputy Minister — Correctional Services, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Accessibility Roundtable
…enforcement officials to deploy Tasers on people experiencing a mental health crisis or demonstrating signs of emotional distress. We recommend that in addition to utilizing CIT officers and MCITs to…Continue readingSubmission to Honourable Jay C. Hope, Deputy Minister — Correctional Services, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Accessibility Roundtable
Response to the Ontario Human Rights Commission Public Consultation Paper
…law enforcement officials to deploy Tasers on people experiencing a mental health crisis or demonstrating signs of emotional distress. We recommend that in addition to utilizing CIT officers and MCITs…Continue readingResponse to the Ontario Human Rights Commission Public Consultation Paper