Thank you to the “STOP THE STIGMA One Stroke a at Time” golf organizers and attendees for another successful event. Presenting the cheque to Mike Benin, Executive Director is Andrew Rice, Alan Dunlop, Melissa Howard and Thor Haelssig. Over 4,900. was raised at the golf tournament held on Friday, June 7, 2019
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We are presently accepting applications from qualified individuals to fill a permanent full-time position within our Court Services Program. For full position details, view attached file, or click on link .https://bhn.cmha.ca/get-involved/careers/
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Canadians miss out on an average of three earned vacation days every year. While you may feel that’s a small sacrifice to make to get the job done, the consequences may be bigger than you think. Canadians spend about a third of their lives in the workplace. Even though it might seem productive to keep […]
A ceremony to mark the first Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day on Thursday drew more than 60 people to Brantford city hall. “This isn’t the end, this is the beginning,” Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma said at a flag-raising ceremony. “This is the start.” June 27 became PTSD Awareness Day in Ontario earlier this year through […]
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New study finds 62% of business owners feel depressed at least once a week Canadian Mental Health Association study supported by BDC takes pulse of entrepreneurs’ well-being TORONTO and MONTREAL, June 18, 2019 – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), supported by BDC, Canada’s only bank exclusively devoted to entrepreneurs, today released an in-depth report examining Canadian entrepreneurs’ mental health. The study, “Going it Alone: the mental health and well-being of entrepreneurs […]
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In conjunction with Mental Health Week, the Canadian Mental Health Association and partners hosted information sessions in Toronto and Ottawa to raise awareness in the health care community of three free structured psychotherapy services available in the province. The sessions, hosted at CMHA’s Routes Community Centre in Toronto and the RA Centre in Ottawa, provided […]
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Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division has published a new, free, comprehensive resource to aid employers looking to develop new impairment policies or update current ones in the wake of cannabis legalization in Canada. Impairment in the workplace: what your organization needs to know identifies priorities for employers when reviewing organizational policies related to impairment […]
Schools teach music, math and coding—why not empathy, tenacity and self-esteem? To mark its 68th annual Mental Health Week, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) calls for a national mental health promotion strategy to help shore up Canadians’ mental health in the face of rising rates of mental illness worldwide. The call is one of six recommendations outlined in a […]
Michelle Ruby , Expositor Staff Published on: May 7, 2019 | Last Updated: May 7, 2019 9:25 PM EDT Agencies in Brantford-Brant are getting $1.4 million from the province for programs that help those who struggle with mental health and addiction issues. The funding is part of a $174-million investment “to address the critical gaps […]
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Get ready to #GetLoud! Are you ready for Mental Health Week, May 6-12? It’s the 68th year of this Canadian tradition, and we’ve got what you need to get loud – and clear. Because we’re not just getting loud, we’re getting loud about what mental health really is. So, what is mental health really? Simply put, it is a state of well-being, and we all […]
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