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CMHA awards 53 CMHA volunteers and staff with King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of significant contributions to mental health and wellness in Canada
Feb 24, 2025
Toronto, ON, (February 24, 2025)—The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has announced its chosen recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The medals were allotted to CMHA by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. The Coronation Medal was created to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, which took place on May 6, 2023. CMHA was allotted 53 medals with which to recognize exemplary CMHA volunteers and staff in the field of Mental Health and Wellness.
The nominations were recommended by the CMHA Nominations Committee who carefully reviewed each applicant. The Committee set the following key criteria for the nomination:
- Significant contribution: they must have had an impact, as a staff member or volunteer, that was significant;
- Connection to CMHA: the person must have made their contribution for which they are receiving their medal at a CMHA or CMHAs;
- Connection to CMHA: the person must have made their contribution for which they are receiving their medal at a CMHA or CMHAs;
See the full list of recipients and their bios (PDF 5MB).
About the Canadian Mental Health Association
Founded in 1918, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is the most established, most extensive community mental health federation in Canada. Through a presence in more than 330 communities across every province and the Yukon. CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive. For more information, visit cmha.ca.
About the King Charles III Coronation Medal
The Coronation Medal program was created to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. It recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to a particular province, territory, region or community in Canada, or attained an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to our country. The Governor General and partner organizations were invited to nominate and present medals to individuals who have made a significant contribution to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region of, or community in, Canada, or attained an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada. In total, the medal will be awarded to 30,000 deserving individuals. Learn more about the King Charles III Coronation Medal.