If you know someone who went out of their way to support the mental health of their neighbours, friends or community during the pandemic, you can nominate them for a new national award. The Pandemic Heroes – Standing Up for Mental Health program aims to celebrate the efforts of individuals, businesses and groups. The Canadian […]
Toronto, April 20, 2021: Today, Margaret Eaton, National CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), the most established and extensive community mental health organization in Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal budget: The Canadian Mental Health Association commends the federal government for investing $994.6M in mental health care and shoring […]
Continue readingCMHA National Applauds 2021 Budget Investments in Mental Health
Collaboration brings together existing suicide prevention services and advocates for a national, three-digit phone number February 4, 2021 (Toronto) – Now more than ever, people in need of immediate mental health support are turning to distress centres for help. People living in Canada need an easy way to ask for assistance during their time of […]
Continue readingCAMH, CMHA and CSC Partner to Implement Pan-Canadian Suicide Prevention Service
Brantford-Brant is one of 13 new Ontario Health Teams approved this week by the province in a bid streamline patient care between home settings, hospitals and long-term care. Members from the 14 local organizations have been working for 1 1/2 years to get to this point, said Sherry Kerr, co-chair of the local team with […]
Expositor Staff Published on: October 14, 2020 | Last Updated: October 14, 2020 3:13 PM EDT Downtown Brantford is the site of the area’s first Safe Beds program.Based on Brant Avenue, the program, which is led and operated by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Brant Haldimand Norfolk branch, provides support and a place to stay […]
Mental Health Court Support Important notice regarding Case Management Court in the Brantford, Simcoe and Cayuga locations. Brantford Court 44 Queen Street, Brantford Case Management Court **No in-person appearances** Until further notice, appearances in the Case Management Court will be by remote appearance (audioconference or videoconference) only. The number of people who may be […]
