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January 20th is Blue Monday
Jan 20th, 2025Tips to support yourself through the winter blues Often called the ‘saddest day of the year,’ the science behind Blue Monday is debated. However, it’s a reminder that many people…
The Push up Challenge 2025
Jan 12th, 2025Registration is officially open for The 2025 Push-Up Challenge The Push-Up Challenge is a free mental health and fitness event focused on pushing for better mental health for all Canadians….
Winter Blues or something more?
Jan 9th, 2025Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Jan 7, 2025 If you’ve been finding yourself feeling down this winter, you’re not alone. January and February have reputations for being some of the…
AMO Launches Groundbreaking Homelessness Study
Jan 9th, 2025News Release Today the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) released a comprehensive report titled “Municipalities Under Pressure: The Growing Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis” that reveals…
Happy New Year!
Jan 1st, 2025New Year’s resolutions are often built on the idea of reinvention. But to come at it from a mental health-forward perspective, the trick may be to navigate the year with…
Issue Note: Ford’s Encampment Legislation
Dec 13th, 2024On December 12, 2024, Premier Ford announced two new pieces of legislation: the Safer Municipalities Act, 2024 and the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act, 2024. This announcement follows…
New legislation neglects to include funding for mental health, addictions supports
Dec 13th, 2024(Toronto, Dec. 12, 2024) – The premier stated today that vulnerable individuals who need mental health and addictions support will receive the care they need for the rest of their…
Staff Years of Service Awards
Dec 10th, 2024We’d like to recognize the following staff who received their Years of Service award at our staff Christmas party on December 9th: 20 YEARS: Sheila Robertson and Christine Gadsby 15…
Canada’s 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline marks one year of support
Dec 5th, 2024Trained responders have answered over 300,000 calls, texts nationally from people with concerns about suicide Canada’s 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is marking one year of providing people across the country…
The State of Mental Health in Canada 2024
Nov 19th, 2024The state of mental health in Canada? It’s alarming, a new Canadian Mental Health Association report finds. Research shows that no province or territory is spending what they should be…
CMHA launches “Someone’s Someone” campaign – a provincial campaign to humanize substance use and drive change
Oct 30th, 2024CMHA Brant Haldimand Norfolk launches “Someone’s Someone” – a provincial campaign to humanize substance use and drive change in Ontario, addiction is more than a statistic—it’s a deeply personal crisis…
Community health sector launches campaign profiling staffing challenges and impact to patient care
Oct 18th, 2024Sector calls for investments to close the growing wage gap for frontline workers Toronto, October 17, 2024 – Ten provincial associations representing Ontario’s community health sector are raising awareness of a…