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La pandémie met en évidence le besoin de soins communautaires en santé mentale et en lutte contre les dépendances : mémoire prébudgétaire de l’ACSM Ontario
16 March 2022L’Association canadienne pour la santé mentale (ACSM), division de l’Ontario, dénonce le sous-financement chronique et la pression exercée par la pandémie sur le secteur communautaire de la santé mentale et…
From pallbearer to psychiatrist: How childhood loss propels one of Canada’s leading medical ethicists
9 March 2022Interview with Dr. John Maher, Psychiatrist with the Assertive Community Outreach Teams CMHA Simcoe County John Maher was eight years old when doctors discovered his best friend had a brain…
Crisis Services Find Home in Hotel
9 March 2022Interview with Kerry Dault, Manager of Crisis Services CMHA SC When the pandemic struck, those who manage crisis services for CMHA reacted decisively. “It was like a whirlwind in March. The…
Adapt, Persevere and Grow – A Pandemic Tale of Resilience and Courage
9 March 2022Reflections from our CEO Dr. Valerie Grdisa On the day the Canadian Mental Health Association, Simcoe County Board announced Feb. 4, 2020, that Valerie Grdisa would become its new chief…
CMHA celebrates International Women’s Day 2022
8 March 2022On March 8, CMHA Simcoe County Branch joins individuals and organizations around the world in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022, an annual event held to mark the social, economic…
Resilient Minds Program
4 March 2022Firefighters are exposed to some of the greatest psychosocial risks of any profession. Research has shown that the risks and responsibilities they shoulder have a significant impact on their well-being…
Pandemic highlights need for community mental health and addictions care: CMHA Ontario pre-budget submission
3 March 2022Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division is calling out chronic underfunding and pandemic-related strain on the community-based mental health and addictions sector in its 2022 pre-budget submission to provincial…
CMHA recognizes Problem Gambling Awareness Month
3 March 2022March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, an annual event to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment and recovery services. Gambling is a leisure activity…
Most Canadians worry COVID will never go away
1 March 2022New research shows chronic stress taking toll on individuals and organizations TORONTO (ONTARIO) Mar. 1, 2022 – Far from feeling the pandemic is over, most people in Canada are stressed…