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CMHA believes that mental health is a universal human right, but while one in three people in Canada will struggle with mental health, addiction, or substance use health, a third of us also don’t have access to the resources and support we need.
This is the story of what we did over the last year to help fix that
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More stories from the 2023-2024 fiscal year
Systems change: Our published statements
Details are vague as Parliament enacts new Canada Disability Benefit
Jun 27, 2023
Statement on the release of the Senate Committee report on the Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention
Jul 26, 2023
Let the kids be who they are – without fear
Oct 16, 2023
Looking back at Act for Mental Health
Nov 15, 2023
CMHA welcomes the creation of 9-8-8, the three-digit suicide prevention line
Nov 30, 2023
Statement in support of a legislative extension for Medical Assistance in Dying for persons suffering solely from a mental disorder
Jan 30, 2024
Social change: CMHA in the news
We landed 1.4 billion media impressions across 1,518 media outlets. Here are five of our biggest stories.
In Canada’s two-tiered mental health system, access to care is especially challenging in rural areas
National Post
Apr 03, 2023
Fears for LGBTQ mental health, as flood of online hate spills into real world
Edmonton Sun
Jun 22, 2023
1 in 4 Canadian kids don’t get enough sleep. A back-to-school routine may help
Global News
Aug 17, 2023
Daylight Saving Time: How to beat fatigue after losing an hour of sleep
The Morning Show
Mar 5, 2024
Sleep Awareness Month
CP24 Breakfast
Mar 7, 2024
Allies and supporters
Every dollar makes a difference and we’re grateful to all our donors including the 1,500 plus people who supported CMHA through third-party fundraising. From gifts made to honour a loved one—in life or in memory—to events and raffles, you rallied together and, in addition to raising $230,000, also raised much needed awareness about the need for universal access to mental health and substance use health care. Thank you!
Read some of our donor’s stories.