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Harm reduction services benefit individuals and families
19 June 2023Harm reduction is an evidence-based, client-centred approach that seeks to reduce the health and social harms associated with addiction and substance use. This approach encompasses programs, services and practices and…
Understanding consumption and treatment services
14 June 2023Ontario is facing a significant climb in the harms related to opioids, with an increase in emergency room visits, hospitalizations and fatal overdoses. In the City of Barrie alone, deaths…
CMHA SCB celebrates Pride
1 June 2023CMHA SCB joins individuals and organizations worldwide to celebrate the history, courage and diversity of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) individuals for Pride Month in…
CONSUMPTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES
23 May 2023Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) help save lives and create safer communities. They provide a safe and clean space for people to use their own drugs under the care of…
Tee Off For Mental Health – 2023!
19 May 2023We extend our deepest gratitude to all who supported the Tee Off for Mental Health Golf Tournament. Together, we raised nearly $15,000 to benefit mental health and addiction initiatives in…
2023 Suicide Awareness Conference Simcoe/Muskoka
31 March 2023The Annual Suicide Awareness Conference is an educational conference for mental health professionals, consumers, family members, police, teachers, emergency service workers and anyone else interested in suicide prevention. The conference…
CMHA supports transgender community on International Transgender Day of Visibility
31 March 2023Every March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an event that provides an opportunity to recognize the resilience and accomplishments of the transgender community. A transgender person is someone…
Budget 2023 out of touch with mental health crisis
29 March 2023Mar 28, 2023 The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is profoundly concerned that Budget 2023 did not include the promised Canada Mental Health Transfer. Failing to establish the Transfer is…
CMHA SCB welcomes historic investment for community mental health and addictions in 2023 provincial budget
24 March 2023The provincial government has allocated the largest base funding commitment for community mental health and addictions care in a decade as part of their 2023 budget. The government announced Thursday…