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Despair and suicidal feelings deepen as pandemic wears on
Dec 3rd, 2020Despair and suicidal feelings deepen as pandemic wears onNew national survey finds Canadians’ mental health eroding Toronto, ON and Vancouver, BC (December 3, 2020) – The second wave of the…
You can learn to think and feel better!
Nov 18th, 2020The Canadian Mental Health Association is now expanding its BounceBack® program across Canada with support from Bell Let’s Talk. BounceBack is a free, guided self-help program that helps adults and…
Inspiring hope in an age of uncertainty: Top 10 moments of the 5th annual Mental Health for All Conference
Nov 5th, 2020Hope. It’s not blind optimism and it’s far from toxic positivity. It’s being able to imagine an alternative future and moving towards it. It’s the opposite of giving up. This…
Overcoming adversity: How to turn a difficult life event on its head
Nov 5th, 2020A lot is being said about stress these days, and it’s no wonder. The pandemic has brought with it countless sources of extreme stress. But there has been relative silence on a topic that would help us get through the…
Planning a psychologically safe return to the workplace
Nov 5th, 2020It’s been said many times, but we’ll say it again: working in the pandemic is not business as usual. Whatever your job, chances are you have had to make some adjustments. For many, that adjustment was moving the workplace to your kitchen table…
Mental health leaders gather to confront despair and injustice
Oct 19th, 2020FOR 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…
#MIAW20: There is no health without mental health
Oct 2nd, 2020Each 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…
Taming your back-to-school worries
Sep 11th, 2020Back to school has always been a time of transition. The end of summer. The apprehension. The excitement. And if it came with a bit of anxiety for your kids,…
CMHA calls on government to respond to “echo pandemic”
Sep 2nd, 2020The 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…