This article was written for ParticipACTION’s Move for your Mood campaign. Visit their website for more about the campaign. Before we talk about how to improve your mental health, let’s make sure we agree on what we’re talking about. At the Canadian Mental Health Association, we notice that people use the terms “mental health” and “mental illness” […]Continue readingMove to improve your mental health
CMHA BC is looking for an experienced program manager to take on this strategic leadership position providing overall management of the protocol driven, evidence based Confident Parents: Thriving Kids – Behaviour Program. The Program Manager ensures that the program is successfully meeting its mandate, while overseeing staff, operations and future program growth, while fostering relationships […]Continue readingJob Posting: Program Manager, Confident Parents: Thriving Kids – Behaviour Program
CMHA BC is looking for an energetic, creative and innovative individual to fill our National Manager, Bounce Back role during a maternity leave with an anticipated end date of November 15, 2021. In this position, you will provide overall management of the evidence-based flagship initiative, BounceBack®: Reclaim Your Health, including quality assurance and improved access […]Continue readingJob Posting: National Manager, BounceBack (Maternity Leave)
CMHA BC has an opening for a Temporary Special Projects and Engagement Coordinator, BounceBack® role to cover for a leave, with an anticipated end date of October 31, 2021. Reporting to the National Manager, you will provide overall coordination for special projects and stakeholder and community engagement of the evidence-based flagship initiative, BounceBack®: Reclaim Your […]Continue readingJob Posting: Special Projects and Engagement Coordinator (BounceBack)
The Bounce Back Quality Assurance and Training Coordinator provides operational support for the Bounce Back: Reclaim Your Health Program delivered across the province. The Quality Assurance and Training Coordinator monitors and supports community coaches to deliver a telephone-based structured self-management program for anxiety and depression, for adults and youth. Apply by December 28, 2020 See […]Continue readingJob Posting: Quality Assurance and Training Coordinator (Bounce Back)
Vancouver, BC – The year 2020 has been a year like no other, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue. And this year, the usual stress and anxiety many of us experience during festive season will be made all the more challenging due to the pandemic. Restrictions on holiday gatherings and travel, although for […]Continue readingMental Health Tips for Getting Through the Holidays
Reporting to the Intake Program Supervisor, and as part of the Intake/Exit team, the Confident Parents Intake Coordinator conducts intake and exit questionnaires with families referred to the program using the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) tool and other measures. This position helps assess referrals for program fit and ensures exclusionary criteria is […]Continue readingJob Posting: Intake Coordinator (Confident Parents: Thriving Kids – Behaviour)
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) BC, in partnership with BC’s Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, invites proposals from publicly-funded post-secondary institutions in BC to engage in campus suicide prevention initiatives. The intent of this project is to assist post-secondary institutions in developing and implementing new or expanded campus suicide prevention frameworks and supporting […]Continue readingCall for Proposals: BC Campus Suicide Prevention Grants Initiative
New nationwide survey finds British Columbians’ mental health eroding Vancouver – The second wave of the pandemic has intensified feelings of stress and anxiety, increased levels of despair, suicidal thoughts and hopelessness among British Columbians. This, according to the newest wave of data collected through a nationwide monitoring survey on the mental health impacts of […]Continue readingDespair and suicidal feelings deepen as pandemic wears on
CMHA BC is looking for a Senior Manager, Communications to manage internal and external communications, with BC Division and the CMHA Federation in BC, as well as media relations activities for CMHA BC. The Senior Manager, Communications reports to the Chief Executive Officer and manages three direct reports. Apply by December 15, 2020 See job […]Continue readingJob Posting: Senior Manager, Communications