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Carlton Cards supports mental health in Canada

Carlton Cards has announced their continued support for World Mental Health Month. For the third year, a portion of proceeds from every greeting card sold at participating retail partners in Canada from October…

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Carlton Cards supports mental health in Canada

The Canadian Mental Health Association marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30, 2023 marks the 3rd National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and the 10th anniversary of Orange Shirt Day. Orange Shirt Day began as a day of remembrance and…

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The Canadian Mental Health Association marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Remembering Juanna Ricketts

On August 3rd, Juanna Ricketts, a beloved member of CMHA’s National Council of Persons with Lived Experience (NCPLE)1 died due to a series of strokes she suffered in April 2023.  …

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Remembering Juanna Ricketts
Graphic 4500 lives are lost to suicide every year in Canada.

Suicide is preventable. Here’s what we can do.

By the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Centre for Suicide Prevention September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide continues to be a crisis in our society, and we…

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Suicide is preventable. Here’s what we can do.
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Joint Statement from Members of the Child and Youth Mental Health Sector and its Stakeholders

Youth and the dedicated workers supporting them are struggling – and the pandemic has only exacerbated this.

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The Burnout Crisis: A Call to Invest in ECE and Child and Youth Workers

A new report looking at burnout among Early Childhood Educators and youth workers.

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Mental Health Week 2023

Theme: My Story

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Mentally healthy workplaces invest in their employees

Learn how Not Myself Today can help

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Most Canadians worry COVID will never go away

New research shows chronic stress taking toll on individuals and organizations 

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Running on Empty

How community mental health organizations have fared on the frontlines of the pandemic

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