As students prepare for exams, CMHA is reminding them to keep mental health in mind with some quick stress-management tips. Those struggling with low mood or anxiety can turn to CMHA Ontario’s free skill-building program BounceBack®: Reclaim your health to learn how to deal with stress, being overwhelmed, and more. Through BounceBack, adults and youth […]Continue readingExams stressing you out? We’ve got you covered
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OMNI TV Feautres CMHA Toronto’s Let’s Discuss It Group!
OMNI News – Italiano highlighted CMHA Toronto’s Let’s Discuss It Group, which is one of our longest running programs at our organization! Many of these individuals have been with the group for over 25 years and counting! This group promotes the mental health of women who are socially isolated and who experience cultural and linguistic […]Continue readingOMNI TV Feautres CMHA Toronto’s Let’s Discuss It Group!
Meshach Harvery Shares his Experience
CMHA Toronto Service User, Meshach Harvery Shares his Experience with Bipolar l Disorder CMHA Toronto’s service user Meshach Harvey, who is part of our Early Psychosis Intervention Program, opened up about his experience with Bipolar l Disorder and what he’s doing to stay in recovery. Meshach’s interview with CTV Toronto’s Health Reporter, Pauline Chan aired […]Continue readingMeshach Harvery Shares his Experience
BELL LET’S TALK
CMHA Toronto congratulates Bell for its continued commitment and efforts to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and change people’s behaviours and attitudes about mental health in communities across Canada. Since its launch in 2010, Bell’s Let’s Talk awareness campaign has engaged Canadians in the dialogue around mental health. On Bell Let’s Talk Day, […]Continue readingBELL LET’S TALK
It’s past time to invest in mental health: Editorial
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2017/01/01/its-past-time-to-invest-in-mental-health-editorial.html Continue readingIt’s past time to invest in mental health: Editorial
Family Outreach and Response Program
The Family Outreach and Response Program (FOR) offers recovery oriented mental health support services to families and youth. FOR promotes an inclusive, equitable and non-discriminatory approach to mental wellness. What recovery means at FOR: People can and do recover from what is labeled as mental illness … Read More Continue readingFamily Outreach and Response Program
Steve Lurie’s letter to the Globe and Mail published Dec 16, 2016 in response to the article, “Health spending fails to keep pace with inflation, population growth”
A 10-year deal on health care would benefit provinces and all Canadians – but there must be targeted money for mental-health services, which did not receive adequate funding in the last accord. A recent report prepared for the Ontario government shows an annual $1.5-billion shortfall in mental-health services based on disease burden. As the Parliamentary […]Continue readingSteve Lurie’s letter to the Globe and Mail published Dec 16, 2016 in response to the article, “Health spending fails to keep pace with inflation, population growth”
Steve Lurie’s letter to the Globe and Mail published Jan 2, 2017, “WHAT READERS THINK Jan. 2: Because it’s 2017 … Plus other letters to the editor”
Because it’s 2017: A health accord If the provinces want to improve access to care and reduce pressures on hospitals, they need to in-vest in mental health. Now. Provinces that haven’t reached a deal with Ottawa, and that includes Ontario, should accept the federal offer on mental-health and home-care funding and continue to discuss the […]Continue readingSteve Lurie’s letter to the Globe and Mail published Jan 2, 2017, “WHAT READERS THINK Jan. 2: Because it’s 2017 … Plus other letters to the editor”
Wishing You A Wonderful Holiday Season
Help a child celebrate the season through our Holiday Gift Program
It’s been over 60 years since CMHA Toronto began the Holiday Gift Program for those living with mental health issues who are isolated during the holidays. After all these years we continue to buy gifts, have hundreds of volunteers put them together with care, and send front-line workers to deliver them to those in need. […]Continue readingHelp a child celebrate the season through our Holiday Gift Program