CMHA BC Division is looking for a Project Coordinator with excellent project management and organizational skills. The current project is to manage a province-wide grants program to increase funded substance use treatment and recovery bed-based services across BC. The role includes supporting the management and administration of approximately $13M million in grants in addition to […]Continue readingJob Posting: Project Coordinator
CMHA BC Division has an opening for a Leader, Health Promotion and Education to be responsible for the overall management of provincial mental health promotion, mental disorder prevention, and health literacy educational programs, primarily connected to a non-profit collaborative known as the BC Partners for Mental Health and Substance Use Information. Reporting to the Director, […]Continue readingJob Posting: Leader, Health Promotion and Education
More information about this program will be available in late August and will be posted on CMHABC-applications.ca. For information about this program, refer to the news release below. VICTORIA – Increased access to treatment and recovery services will help more people living with addictions during two public health emergencies – the overdose crisis and the […]Continue readingNew funding helps more people access addictions and recovery care
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
The Canadian Mental Health Association and SafeCare BC have partnered to provide a new peer support and referral service VANCOUVER, BC The Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division (CMHA BC), SafeCare BC and the Province of BC today launched an online peer support service, Care to Speak, designed to protect and support the mental well-being […]Continue readingNew peer support service launched to help continuing care and community healthcare workers
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
CMHA BC is deeply saddened and concerned about recent tragic incidents across Canada, where individuals who were reportedly in the midst of a mental health emergency, died during an encounter with police. We send our care and condolences to the loved ones and community members forever changed by these lives lost. We also recognize that […]Continue readingStatement on Police Responses to a Mental Health Emergency
The Cowichan Valley Branch of CMHA is seeking an Executive Director who will actively work alongside the Board of Directors to positively move the organization forward in a transparent and respectful way that mirrors the Boards current strategic plan. The Executive Director is responsible to provide effective leadership for the direct oversight of branch programs […]Continue readingJob Posting: Executive Director, CMHA Cowichan Valley Branch
Rexall has announced a new partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) to support caregiver mental health during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Through the Rexall Care Network, Rexall is proud to support caregivers in over 200 local communities as they provide essential care to loved ones,” said Frank Monteleone, President & Chair, Rexall Care […]Continue readingRexall stores launch caregiver campaign through the Canadian Mental Health Association
It has been brought to our attention that members of the public have been receiving solicitation calls claiming to be from the Canadian Mental Health Association in British Columbia and asking for donations. Whilst occasionally we do reach out to people in our donor database by phone, we do not make unsolicited calls asking for […]Continue readingBe aware of scammers falsely claiming to be from the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division