Ten CMHAs join network of service providers for the national crisis line TORONTO (November 30, 2023) – Beginning today, people anywhere in Canada can call and text 9-8-8 if they are thinking about suicide or are worried about someone who is. The three-digit suicide prevention helpline will be answered by responders who are as close to […]Continue readingCMHA welcomes the creation of 9-8-8, the three-digit suicide prevention line
Research found that almost all Canadians would like access to free, publicly funded mental health care TORONTO, ON – (May 1, 2023): People living in Canada believe that we are in a mental health crisis and that governments are not doing enough about it. A recent survey conducted for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) found […]Continue readingNew data reveals that 87% of people living in Canada want universal mental health care
TORONTO, ON – (March 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 an abdication of responsibility on a long-awaited policy and mandate priority. The Liberal’s 2021 election platform, and subsequent mandate letters to the health […]Continue readingFederal Budget 2023 out of touch with mental health crisis
On Family Day, families urged to press government to protect our children and give them the mental health care they need Toronto, ON (February 17, 2023) – Kids are not okay. The pandemic caused extreme stress for our children. They’re getting sicker because they can’t get mental health care when they need it. In anticipation of […]Continue readingThe future is frightening and not set up for children to thrive
CMHA reaction to announcement emerging from February 7, 2023, First Ministers Health Summit Feb 8, 2023 – The Canadian Mental Health Association welcomes the Government of Canada’s commitment to improve access to quality, timely, and equitable mental health and substance use health services, though is concerned about the extent to which these investments will lead […]Continue readingInvestments lacking. More needs to be done for Canadians’ mental health.
Act for Mental Health calls for the promised Canada Mental Health Transfer now FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, BC (November 18, 2022) – With rising mental health care needs and Emergency Departments stretched past their limits, Canada must act now to cover mental health care, both before and after people are in crisis. So says the […]Continue readingEmergency Departments aren’t the cure for our mental health crisis, but there’s nowhere else to turn
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) supports access to a universal basic income that aligns with four core principles: human rights, equitable access, poverty reduction and adequacy. Income security is one of the important social determinants of health. With respect to the factors that promote positive mental health, the three most significant determinants of mental health […]Continue readingNow is the time for universal basic income
As the economy gradually re-opens during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new toolkit is now available to support employers and employees in navigating the mental health implications of returning to physical workplaces. Developed by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ontario Division, in partnership with Mental Health Works and BounceBack Ontario, Return to the workplace: A psychological […]Continue readingNew CMHA toolkit supports employees, employers with planning psychologically-safe return to the workplace
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is deeply concerned by the recent deaths of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis across Canada stemming from interactions with the police. Each of these deaths is an unacceptable tragedy. We extend our condolences to the families, loved ones and communities mourning these deaths, and call on decision-makers to […]Continue readingCMHA National statement: mental illness is not a crime
New national survey from the Canadian Mental Health Association and UBC exposes troubling pandemic mental health vulnerabilities across various groups Toronto, ON and Vancouver, BC – The pandemic has caused intense stress and disruption for all people in Canada, and is causing pronounced mental health concerns, including suicidal thoughts and feelings, in various subgroups of […]Continue readingWarning signs: more Canadians thinking about suicide during pandemic