People in mental health crisis, front-line officers and emergency departments all stand to benefit from a new tool co-developed by CMHA Ontario that can improve the transition of individuals from police to hospital custody. The provincial government recently unveiled Police-Hospital Transitions: A Framework for Ontario in a joint announcement by Minister of Health Christine Elliott, […]
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Residential treatment centre to open in fall
Residential treatment centre to open in fall Published on: July 17, 2019 | Last Updated: July 17, 2019 4:19 PM EDT A highly anticipated residential substance withdrawal and treatment centre will be opening in Brantford in the fall. The centre, which will provide a short-term residential withdrawal program, as well as a longer residential treatment […]
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New role for mental health and addictions among changes in provincial cabinet shuffle
July 5, 2019 A new position dedicated to mental health and addictions was among several recent changes made in an Ontario government cabinet shuffle. Vaughan-Woodbridge MPP Michael Tibollo was appointed to the new role of Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions in the government realignment, which included a few changes to the health portfolio. […]
Overdose Awareness Day in Haldimand Norfolk
Simcoe Reformer Published on: June 26, 2019 | Last Updated: June 26, 2019 5:16 PM EDT April Carpenter and Ashley McCloskey, along with other members of the Resilient Women’s Recovery group, are planning the inaugural Haldimand Norfolk International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Delhi Tobacco Museum. […]
Ontario Recognizing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day for the First Time in the Province’s History
June 27, 2019 9:00 A.M. BRANTFORD — Today, Ontario’s Government for the People issued the following statement in recognition of the first Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day: “Police officers, firefighters, correctional officers, dispatchers, probation and parole officers, Crown attorneys, nurses and other justice sector workers have incredibly difficult jobs and come face to face […]
Ride Don’t Hide, Sunday, June 23, 2019
Ride Don’t Hide is a nationwide fundraising bike ride that brings mental health out into the open. Join us for the eighth annual Ride Don’t Hide on June 23, 2019, in over 25 communities across Canada. Ride Don’t Hide is the largest mental health bike ride in Canada with almost 10,000 riders and hundreds more […]
June 27 proclaimed as PTSD Awareness Day
A private member’s bill proclaiming June 27 as PTSD Awareness Day in Ontario has become law. The bill, brought forward by Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma, was included in the Ontario government’s budget and received royal assent on Wednesday. “This is an important day for everyone in Ontario who has ever suffered from trauma,” Bouma said. […]
New Health Guidelines Propel Transgender Rights
World Health Organization Removes ‘Gender Identity Disorder’ Diagnosis (Geneva) – The World Health Organization (WHO) approved a major change to its global manual of diagnoses on May 25, 2019, that will greatly benefit transgender people around the world, Human Rights Watch said today. The World Health Assembly, the WHO governing body that represents 194 member states, […]
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CMHA, partners raise awareness of free structured psychotherapy services
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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Local agencies get 1.4 million in funding for mental health, addiction services
Published on: May 7, 2019 Michelle Ruby, Brantford Expositor 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 in Ontario’s system and to support patients and families living […]
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