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Who We Are
About CMHA
The Canadian Mental Health Association Simcoe County provides a full care system for those with addictions and mental health issues. We serve everyone from youth to adults to seniors. Our programs help individuals and families to lead lives filled with meaning and promise. We have 250 staff at offices in Barrie, Orillia, Collingwood, Midland, Innisfil and soon Wasaga Beach. Please click here to view the addresses of our offices.
To read our Annual Reports, follow the links below:
- Annual Report 2021/2022
- Annual Report 2020/2021
- Annual Report 2019/2020
- Annual Report 2018/2019
- Annual Report 2017/2018
To read our audited financial statements, follow the links below:
- Financial Statement 2021/2022
- Financial Statement 2020/2021
- Financial Statement 2019/2020
- Financial Statement 2018/2019
- Financial Statement 2017/2018
About our programs and services
If you are looking for information about all of our programs and services, please click here. If you want to know their location, please click here.
To access these services or for more information, please call 705-726-5033.
Our History
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Simcoe County Branch is a non-profit charitable association funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Mental Health Branch and ongoing fundraising events.
In 1960, a group of Barrie citizens concerned about the lack of services and support for individuals with mental health difficulties established Barrie Mental Health, which successfully lobbied the government to provide our community with its first psychiatrist. The new agency also provided community education, advocacy, the Christmas Gift Campaign and volunteers to the Oak Ridge facility in Penetanguishene. CMHA Barrie-Simcoe continued to grow offering a full range of flexible, client-centred supports and services including case management, employment opportunities, a social-recreational clubhouse and housing services.
CMHA is a leader in providing direct services, advocacy and education for individuals seeking to improve their mental health and for individuals looking for support with addiction issues, their families and the general public. Now CMHA Simcoe County, the Branch has come a long way over the years, but the fight for adequate services and understanding for persons with mental illness continues to be at the forefront of everything we do.
