With an estimated one million Canadians struggling with Eating Disorders, we simply can’t afford to wait. That’s the theme this year for Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW), which runs annually from February 1-7. EDAW urges Canadians to raise awareness about the causes, prevalence and impact of Eating Disorders. Eating Disorders affect people of all genders, […]Continue reading5 Ways to Take Action for Eating Disorders Awareness Week
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Blue Monday – Myth or Fact?
Is Blue Monday really the most depressing day of the year? Not scientifically speaking, no. It was actually a marketing strategy created to encourage people to go on vacation in January. What is very real, however, is Seasonal Affective Disorder, and so are the “winter blues.” As days get shorter, darker, and colder, it’s quite common to notice a shift in mood. In Canada, […]Continue readingBlue Monday – Myth or Fact?
CMHA and its CSP Respond to CCA Report on Medical Assistance in Dying
STATEMENT Canadian Mental Health Association and its Centre for Suicide Prevention Respond to CCA Report on Medical Assistance in Dying Calgary, AB, December 17, 2018: The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and the Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP), a branch of CMHA, commend the Canadian Council of the Academies (CCA) for not recommending, in its […]Continue readingCMHA and its CSP Respond to CCA Report on Medical Assistance in Dying
Get up to Standard with mental health in your workplace
Big and small, public and private, unionized and not: workplaces everywhere are taking mental health in hand. You’ve heard that the Standard can help you prevent psychological harm and promote psychological health, and you’re ready to start. So, what’s next? Now you don’t have to do it in the dark. A national research project, led […]Continue readingGet up to Standard with mental health in your workplace
National Addictions Awareness Week 2018
November 26–December 2, 2018 #AllWalksOfLife Addiction does not discriminate—it affects all walks of life. This week is National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) and the Canadian Mental Health Association supports the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) in addressing stereotypes about substance use disorders. Continue readingNational Addictions Awareness Week 2018
Honouring excellence, leadership and innovation in mental health
100 years of community, of hope, of progress, of togetherness, of strength. This year, we celebrate CMHA’s 100th anniversary, and with it, we celebrate the mental health change-makers of our hundredth year. These individuals and organizations embody leadership and excellence in the mental health field, making innovative changes to the mental health landscape in Canada. […]Continue readingHonouring excellence, leadership and innovation in mental health
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MH4A Conference shifts Canada’s mental health discussion upstream
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MH4A Conference shifts Canada’s mental health discussion upstream Canadian Mental Health Association says mental illness prevention and mental health promotion will be the vaccines of the next century MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC) October 22, 2018 – In its 100th anniversary year, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) today kicks off its third annual three-day […]Continue readingMH4A Conference shifts Canada’s mental health discussion upstream
Global Peer Support Day
Celebrating peer support across the globe Living with a mental illness can make you feel isolated. The stigma associated with mental illness doesn’t help, either. The typical route to recovery can involve counselling and medication. But, there’s a powerful recovery tool that is often left untapped. This tool is peer support. A peer supporter is […]Continue readingGlobal Peer Support Day
Mental Health and Legal Cannabis in Canada
As of today, the recreational use of cannabis is now legal in Canada. Canada joins Uruguay, the first country to have legalized cannabis, and several U.S. states in taking a public health approach to manage cannabis production and use. In legalizing cannabis, the Government of Canada is taking a bold step in ending the criminalization […]Continue readingMental Health and Legal Cannabis in Canada