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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…
Statement on police and wellness checks
Jul 6th, 2020Mental illness is not a crime The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is deeply concerned by the recent deaths of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis across Canada stemming from…
Warning signs: more Canadians thinking about suicide during pandemic
Jun 25th, 2020For immediate release New national survey from the Canadian Mental Health Association and UBC exposes troubling pandemic mental health vulnerabilities across various groups Toronto, ON and Vancouver, BC (June 25,…
CMHA calls for more mental health support to help the most vulnerable cope during COVID-19 and beyond
Jun 25th, 2020New policy brief from CMHA focuses on preventing an echo pandemic Months of strict social distancing measures, concerns about illness and economic instability have had a serious impact on the…
Canadian Mental Health Association and Bell Let’s Talk expand BounceBack® nationwide
Jun 10th, 2020$1 million donation to the Canadian Mental Health Association addresses increased need for remote mental health supports during the COVID-19 crisis Funding expands BounceBack program from Ontario, BC and Manitoba into Atlantic Canada, Québec, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Yukon MONTRÉAL, June 10, 2020 – Bell Let’s Talk and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) today announced a $1 million expansion of the mental…