Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division is calling out chronic underfunding and pandemic-related strain on the community-based mental health and addictions sector in its 2022 pre-budget submission to provincial government. The pandemic has further highlighted the need to prioritize mental health and addictions funding for the community sector, which has demonstrated nimbleness and creativity […]
Several CMHA branches and CMHA Ontario had the opportunity to provide a mental health and addictions lens on the government’s prebudget consultations across the province in January. Representatives including CMHA Kenora Executive Director Sara Dias, CMHA Ottawa Executive Director Tim Simboli, CMHA Windsor-Essex County CEO Claudia den Boer, CMHA Thames Valley Co-Chief Executive Officer Beth […]
TORONTO (ONTARIO) February 1, 2022 – We at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) are thrilled to welcome Sophie Grégoire Trudeau as our first National Volunteer. In this role, Sophie will build on her long history as a mental health advocate to help promote CMHA’s vital campaigns, programs and services. “Ms. Grégoire Trudeau’s passion for […]
Continue readingCMHA welcomes Sophie Grégoire Trudeau as National Volunteer
Researchers from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN), the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and Public Health Ontario have released a report which describes the characteristics of people who died of an accidental opioid-related toxicity in Ontario prior to the pandemic and during the first two waves of the pandemic. It also […]
Continue readingNew report highlights details of opioid related mortality
We are honoured to work with Dr. Abhi Sud from U of T and Dr. Meghan McGee from Sinai Health on the promotion of a new national video resource about stigma and opioid use disorder, funded by Health Canada. Our Research & Policy team has reviewed the video and we are posting it on our […]
