An Open Letter from the Canadian Mental Health Association – National Indigenous Peoples Day – June 21, 2018Continue readingNational Indigenous Peoples Day 2018
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Celebrity Suicide Deaths- Preventing Contagion
In response to the recent deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade by suicide, The CMHA’s Centre for Suicide Prevention has generated an article that talks about preventing contagion. Check out the full article hereContinue readingCelebrity Suicide Deaths- Preventing Contagion
Mental health group cautiously endorses Grit resolution
View original article here: http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1564236-mental-health-group-cautiously-endorses-grit-resolution Mental health group cautiously endorses Grit resolution John McPhee, Chronicle Herald The provincial mental health association is cautiously welcoming a Liberal party resolution that calls for consistent Medicare coverage of mental health services and “community-based” care. “We’re quite excited and supportive of the resolution with one caveat . . . that […]Continue readingMental health group cautiously endorses Grit resolution
CMHA Policy Statement on Opioids
Canada must treat opioid use as a health issue, not a criminal matter. The Canadian Mental Health Association calls for care not corrections to relieve opioid crisis TORONTO (ONTARIO) April 17, 2018 – According to a new national policy paper released today by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), decriminalization is key to solving the opioid […]Continue readingCMHA Policy Statement on Opioids