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CMHA expands BounceBack® nationwide with funds from Bell Let’s Talk
CMHA expands BounceBack® nationwide with funds from Bell Let’s Talk
Nov 18, 2020

Canadian Mental Health Association introduces BounceBack® National expansion supported with funds from Bell Let’s Talk Toronto, November 18, 2020 – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) today announced the introduction…

OPINION: Mental health key to economic recovery, but we’re running out of time
OPINION: Mental health key to economic recovery, but we’re running out of time
Nov 13, 2020

By Margaret Eaton, National CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association When COVID-19 forced us all to shut down our way of life as we knew it last spring, the Canadian Mental…

Mental health leaders gather to confront despair and injustice
Mental health leaders gather to confront despair and injustice
Oct 19, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mental health leaders gather to confront despair and injustice Toronto (ONTARIO) October 20, 2020 – Today, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) hosts its fifth annual Mental…

Media invited to join mental health leaders at CMHA’s national virtual conference
Media invited to join mental health leaders at CMHA’s national virtual conference
Oct 15, 2020

MEDIA ADVISORY Media invited to join mental health leaders at CMHA’s national virtual conference Toronto (ONTARIO) Oct. 15, 2020 – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) will host its fifth…

#MIAW20: There is no health without mental health
#MIAW20: There is no health without mental health
Oct 2, 2020

Each October, people across Canada speak up for Mental Illness Awareness Week. This year, it is being marked from October 4 –10. It’s a week of public education and awareness…

Muslim women’s mental health: a study
Muslim women’s mental health: a study
Sep 18, 2020

The community-based research project, Muslim Women’s Mental Health, asked Muslim women in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) to describe their first-hand experiences of mental health and mental health…

CMHA calls on government to respond to “echo pandemic”
CMHA calls on government to respond to “echo pandemic”
Sep 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extreme national anxiety with mental health effects like nothing we have seen before. Research suggests that Canadians will still be struggling with their mental health long after a vaccine is available. The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has made the…

Mental Health Action Plan: Better access and system performance for mental health services in Canada
Mental Health Action Plan: Better access and system performance for mental health services in Canada
Jul 16, 2020

The CAMIMH membership, which comprises of 13 mental health associations, has worked together to produce CAMIMH’s Mental Health Action Plan. This document outlines CAMIMH’s six recommendations to the federal government…

Statement on police and wellness checks
Statement on police and wellness checks
Jul 6, 2020

Mental illness is not a crime The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is deeply concerned by the recent deaths of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis across Canada stemming from…