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Suicide Prevention Training (ASIST & safeTALK)
September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023 @ 12:00 am – safeTALK is half-day workshop that teaches “connector skills,” including recognizing signs, engaging a person with thoughts of suicide, and connecting them to an intervention resource for safety and further support. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day, […]Continue readingSuicide Prevention Training (ASIST & safeTALK)
The toxic drug crisis will not be fixed behind closed doors
…of health such as safe, accessible, and affordable housing. Links: https://cmha.ca/news/cmha-welcomes-decriminalization-of-some-illicit-substances-in-bc-calls-for-more-action/ https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/legislation-debates-proceedings/42nd-parliament/4th-session/bills/first-reading/gov34-1 Footnotes: 1. Province of BC (Sept 2023). Building a mental health and substance use system of care [Powerpoint]….Continue readingThe toxic drug crisis will not be fixed behind closed doors
CMHA statement on conversion ‘therapy’
…the sex they were assigned at birth [1] https://www.noconversioncanada.com/what-is-conversion-therapy and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10508420701713014 [2] UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/SexualOrientation/ConversionTherapyReport.pdf [3]…Continue readingCMHA statement on conversion ‘therapy’
Now is the time for universal basic income
…in Ontario: A Call to Action. Retrieved from: https://ontario.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/mental_health_promotion_in_ontario_2008.pdf Government of Ontario. (2016). Consultation Guide for the Basic Income Pilot Project. Retrieved from: https://files.ontario.ca/bi_pilot_consultationguide_nov02.pdf Ibid. Ibid. Ontario Government Archives. (2016)….Continue readingNow is the time for universal basic income
SHINE! raises over $30,000 for mental health
…entertainment. Vancouver impresario Dean Thullner gathered 200 designers, dancers, stylists, models and make-up artists, and another 100 volunteers, all to create art on the runway and to raise funds and…Continue readingSHINE! raises over $30,000 for mental health
Noodlebox Canada annual fundraising event for CMHA is back on Sept 20
…Main Street SW, unit 101 Airdrie AB T4B 3S6 Deerfoot Meadows 9 Heritage Gate SE Calgary AB T2H 3A7 Baseline Village 222 Baseline Road, unit 100 Sherwood Park AB T8H1S8…Continue readingNoodlebox Canada annual fundraising event for CMHA is back on Sept 20
Record expansion of treatment options will support more people with addictions
…use care, visit: https://mentalhealthandaddictionscare.gov.bc.ca/ For a backgrounder on the locations for the 97 new treatment beds now open, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/CMHA_beds_backgrounder.pdf Contacts: CMHA BC Media media@cmha.bc.ca Jimmy Smith Deputy Communications…Continue readingRecord expansion of treatment options will support more people with addictions
Social connection is the cure
…Being truly in it together can itself be the cure. [1] https://www.vancouverfoundation.ca/connectandengage/minireport/loneliness [2] http://angusreid.org/social-isolation-loneliness-canada/ [3] https://www.cigna.com/about-us/newsroom/studies-and-reports/loneliness-questionnaire [4] Harvard Health Publishing. 2010. “The health benefits of strong relationships.” Harvard’s Women’s Health…Continue readingSocial connection is the cure
CMHA’s 73rd Mental Health Week Shines Spotlight on Kindness, Compassion, and Action
…self-reflection Footnotes Neff, K. (2020, July 9). What is self-compassion?. Self-compassion. https://self-compassion.org/the-three-elements-of-self-compassion-2/ Leaviss J, Uttley L. Psychotherapeutic benefits of compassion-focused therapy: an early systematic review. Psychological Medicine. 2015;45(5):927-945. doi:10.1017/S0033291714002141 https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/well-being/compassion-benefits…Continue readingCMHA’s 73rd Mental Health Week Shines Spotlight on Kindness, Compassion, and Action