Tips to kick the winter blues As the cold and snow of winter sink in, Ontarians may find themselves lacking energy as the days grow shorter. Research in Ontario suggests that 15 percent of the general population have experienced the winter blues, which can include changes in appetite and lethargy. The winter blues differs from […]Continue readingKick the Winter Blues
COVID-19 Virtual Community Town Hall The latest information you need to know about COVID-19 and how to protect yourself and your family. Join at bit.ly/2021CommunityTownHall. Pre-registration is not required. HOSTED BY: Dr. Charles Gardner Medical Officer of Health, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Dr. Valerie Grdisa Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Mental Health Association, Simcoe County […]Continue readingVirtual Community Town Hall
Feeling low? Stressed? Anxious? BounceBack can help. For those struggling with low mood, worry, stress, or mild to moderate depression or anxiety, you can look to the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA’s) free skill-building program BounceBack®: Reclaim your health. Through one-on-one telephone coaching and online videos offered in multiple languages, adults and youth 15+ learn […]Continue readingBounceBack can help
News Release Ontario Increasing Mental Health and Addictions Services December 17, 2020 Additional funding will make it easier for people to access supports now TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing over $147 million to immediately expand access to the provincial mental health and addictions system for people of all ages and address capacity issues […]Continue readingOntario Increasing Mental Health and Addictions Services
NEWS RELEASE A new report looks at improving supportive housing for justice-involved individuals with mental health and addictions issues (Barrie, Dec. 14, 2020) – 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 […]Continue readingHousing and justice report: Improving supportive housing for justice-involved individuals with mental health and addiction issues
Support mental health this holiday season Although anxiety, depression, and loneliness may occur anytime during the year, the stress of the holidays can amplify these feelings. For those coping with mental health issues, the holidays can be a daunting, overwhelming challenge every year. That’s why CMHA Simcoe County offers support and information to people affected […]Continue readingSupport mental health this holiday season
It’s been a year like no other. The pandemic. The lockdown to deal with the pandemic. The crushing social injustice and inequities. The reeling economy. And then the second wave. It’s. a. lot. Even before the pandemic, things were rough. More than 1.6 million people in Canada already had unmet mental health care […]Continue readingEveryone needs somewhere to turn | Tout le monde a besoin de quelque part où aller
Online, on the phone or in person, programs and services are available to ensure Ontarians get the crisis supports they need during #COVID19: https://bit.ly/3mp0RJJContinue readingOnline, on the phone or in person, programs and services are available to ensure Ontarians get the crisis supports they need during #COVID19
