CMHA Hamilton joins individuals and organizations around the globe in celebrating International Self-Care Day on July 24, which aims to raise public awareness of the importance of self-care to stay healthy and prevent or delay illness. Self-care is more important now than ever before. With more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of […]Continue readingInternational Self-Care Day
We’re pleased to share our 2020/2021 Annual Report, which highlights our programs, services and accomplishments from the past year. Check out the full report to learn more. CMHA Hamilton’s 2020/2021 Annual ReportContinue readingCMHA Hamilton 2020/2021 Annual Report
The latest provincial and national surveys have made it clear that the pandemic’s strain on the mental health of Ontarians has reached all-time highs. The rates of stress, anxiety and depression in the province are worse than ever. If you are struggling and looking for support, CMHA’s BounceBack program remains an effective option to deal […]Continue readingBounce back from worry and stress with free life-skills program
As a result of the pandemic’s increased stress and anxiety for health care professionals, educators, and library workers a new skill-building support program was designed. It was developed to have an option outside of hospital/school where front-line workers could receive support and take time to focus on their own wellness while continuing to function in […]Continue readingSkill-Building Support for Health Care Workers, Educators, and Library Workers
The 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 impact on everyone’s mental health, given the economic uncertainty and climate of anxiety in which we find ourselves. The pandemic lays bare persistent inequalities While […]Continue readingWhen it comes to the pandemic and mental health, we’re not all equal
A new mental health awareness training program specifically for farmers will soon be available to rural and agricultural communities across the province through a partnership of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), the University of Guelph and Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division. In the Know is a mental health literacy program developed at […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario launching mental health awareness training for the farm community
With Hamilton’s housing and opioid crises brought further to light through the pandemic, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Hamilton Branch has stepped up to provide supports to homeless individuals across the city. In July 2020, the CMHA Street Team was launched. Despite already-stretched resources, CMHA Hamilton deployed one registered nurse and four peer support workers […]Continue readingCMHA Street Team provides flexible, intensive supports to homeless individuals during COVID-19
A new report by Ontario’s leading experts on housing, justice, and mental health and addictions has outlined how existing supportive housing could more effectively meet the needs of justice-involved individuals and reduce strain on the health and justice systems. The Provincial Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee (P-HSJCC)’s Housing and justice report: Improving supportive housing for […]Continue readingProvincial HSJCC Housing and Justice Report
As Ontario’s economy gradually re-opens during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new toolkit is now available to support employers and employees in navigating the mental health implications of returning to physical workplaces. Developed by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division, in partnership with Mental Health Works and BounceBack Ontario, Return to the workplace: A psychological […]Continue readingNew CMHA toolkit supports employees, employers with planning psychologically-safe return to the workplace
New national survey from the Canadian Mental Health Association and UBC exposes troubling pandemic mental health vulnerabilities across various groups The pandemic has caused intense stress and disruption for all people in Canada, and is causing pronounced mental health concerns, including suicidal thoughts and feelings, in various subgroups of the population, including parents, those with existing mental illness […]Continue readingWarning signs: more Canadians thinking about suicide during pandemic