Over the past year, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) across BC has been fighting for increased mental health supports in our province. We are committed to creating a mentally healthy British Columbia, and we rely on supporters like you to help us get there.Continue readingHelp keep mental health top of mind in BC
Next month, on June 25, Canadians from Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia and from all walks of life will join the sixth annual Ride Don’t Hide bike ride to end the stigma around mental illness. This year CMHA is expecting more than 10,000 cyclists to ride and raise funds for mental health in 31 […]Continue readingTen thousand Canadians from coast to coast will Ride Don’t Hide on June 25
At this year’s Bottom Line Conference, CMHA honoured Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. for their exemplary processes, tools and programs that foster positive mental health for employees. This top award is provided annually to an outstanding organization that has advanced mental health through their work/volunteer activities in the areas of reducing stigma and discrimination, […]Continue readingCMHA presents the 2017 CM Hincks Workplace Award to Hibernia
Are you invested in supporting the mental health of BC’s children and youth? Through regular individual phone sessions, Parent Support Coaches help caregivers build parent management practices that support social skills and cooperation in their young children, in turn helping to prevent, improve, or reverse behaviour issues. Read the job description for details.Continue readingJob Posting: Parent Support Coach
BC Budget: $140 million in targeted investment offers valuable opportunity to act #b4stage4 The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) welcomes the Province’s commitment to mental health and addictions care following yesterday’s announcement of a $140 million package of measures aimed at improving child and youth mental health in BC schools, homes, and communities. This follows […]Continue readingCMHA BC welcomes Budget 2017’s stronger focus on mental health and addictions
Targeted investments an important opportunity to act #b4stage4 to prevent and intervene early with mental health and substance use problems Research shows that almost 70% of BC children and youth living with mental health problems do not receive the treatment they need. Five of the most common mental health problems among children and youth – […]Continue readingBC Goverment Unveils $140 Million of Investments for Target Mental Health Initiatives
Today’s historic signing of a new 10-year, $1.4 billion health-funding agreement, with $655 million earmarked for mental health, recognizes the importance of valuing mental health and addictions care more equally with physical health care.Continue readingCMHA applauds signing on to health accord as important step towards #b4stage4 system for mental health and addictions care in BC
CMHA Conference Tackles Impact of Addiction on the Workplace The man at the centre of BC’s fentanyl crisis, Provincial Health officer Dr. Perry Kendall, will report on the crisis and the province’s plan to address it to the Bottom Line Conference on Workplace Mental Health, the annual conference sponsored by the Canadian Mental Health Association […]Continue readingBC’s Provincial Health Officer to Address Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
Feelings of sadness, anxiety and loneliness are not uncommon both during and after the build-up to February’s tribute to romance and relationships. Here are 10 tips to get through the Valentine’s hoopla with your mental health intact:Continue reading10 Tips for the Valentine’s Day Blues
Two-day Bottom Line Conference takes a hard look at how efforts to achieve psychological health and safety for all have transformed the workplace Are the places we work more attuned to mental health and responsive to mental illness in 2017? That’s the focus of the 14th annual Bottom Line Conference, the Canadian Mental Health Association’s […]Continue readingNational Mental Health Conference Looks for Real Change in Workplace Culture