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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…
An echo pandemic of mental health issues? Not if we can help it.
Aug 7th, 2020We hear about it on the news. We see it in poll after poll. And we see it in our own lives. It is COVID-19’s toll on the mental health of Canadians. There is no debate…
When it comes to the pandemic and mental health, we’re not all equal
Aug 7th, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is a sudden, unprecedented situation that has disrupted the lives of all Canadians and put us under tremendous stress. The pandemic continues to have a significant, long-lasting…
Mental Health Action Plan: Better access and system performance for mental health services in Canada
Jul 16th, 2020The 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…