This National Addictions Awareness Week, November 12 – 18, 2017, let’s remember that substance use disorders are not a choice and should be treated with the same compassion and care as physical illness. Read one BC mother’s powerful story about her daughter’s search for help. Submitted by Lyn Firth, forever loving mother of Wendy Kitt My […]Continue readingWendy’s story
CMHA is kicking off Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 1-7, 2017, with an eye-catching invention. Vancouverites out for a morning walk may have seen an unusual sight: a dark cloud hovering directly over the head of a young person walking through the park, tracking their movements and following them wherever they went. What they saw […]Continue readingDrone disguised as a cloud illustrates important point about depression
As the leaves fall, people’s moods can, too. That’s why it’s an ideal time for the 22nd annual Beyond the Blues: Education & Screening Days, which have helped 93,000 people across BC since 1995.Continue readingBeyond the Blues education events this Fall add a dose of fun and games
Noodlebox Canada will participate in a day of fundraising on Wednesday September 20 and this year will be donating 50% of food sold to the local CMHA branch in each Noodlebox location; Victoria, Mid-Island, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Noodlebox has supported CMHA since 2014 and since its inception in 2014 this event has raised over […]Continue readingNoodlebox Canada annual fundraising event for CMHA is back on Sept 20
CMHA BC Division received 11 nominees for three positions available on the CMHA Board of Directors Adams, Tracy Belland, John Collins, Jeff Csiszar, Peter Fung, Canon Mann, Joshua McDonald, Jesse Morton, Tom Paul, Raegan Raible, Sean Worster, Danielle Following the online election, which closed on August 11, the successful elected nominees for a 3-year term […]Continue readingResults of the 2017 Board Election
CMHA is proud to be partnering with the Mysterious Barricades Concert Society and the Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention in supporting the second annual Mysterious Barricades’ cross-country concert series on World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10, 2017.Continue readingJoin us for Mysterious Barricades: A Cross-Canada concert series for suicide prevention, awareness and hope
The results of CMHA BC’s “Help Shape the Future” survey will be shared with decision-makers to help build a system of care that meets British Columbians’ needs The Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division (CMHA BC) is calling on British Columbians to help advocate for a more responsive and timely system of mental health and […]Continue readingHelp shape the future of mental health and addictions care in BC
CMHA staff, volunteers and supporters will be dressing up in all the colours of the rainbow to show support to Vancouver’s LGBTQ2+ community and participate in the 39th Annual Vancouver Pride Parade on Sunday, August 6. Social inclusion and freedom from discrimination and violence are significant determinants of positive mental health. Research shows that LGBT […]Continue readingJoin CMHA at the 39th annual Vancouver Pride Parade
CMHA BC is proud to be the recipient of the BC Health Care Awards Gold Apple for Top Innovation Affiliate for our Confident Parents: Thriving Kids program, helping BC families thrive. Presented by the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC), the BC Health Care Awards honour the best in BC’s publicly funded health care community. […]Continue readingConfident Parents: Thriving Kids wins top award for health care innovation
Are you a BC resident living with a mental illness and pursuing post-secondary education? We might be able to help! Since 1982, CMHA BC has been helping people with mental illness further their pursuit of post-secondary education through our scholarship and bursary programs. We have several bursaries and scholarships available each year to encourage and enable […]Continue readingApply for post-secondary scholarships and bursaries by July 9