PRESS RELEASE There has never been a more important time to support mental health in Atlantic Canada. That’s why Nova Scotian Dom Dib created My Island Run, a mental health awareness campaign he launched May 3 to coincide with the beginning of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s National Mental Health Week, May 3-9. On July […]Continue readingNova Scotian plans to run across PEI in support of mental health this summer
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How are we feeling? Nova Scotians are anxious, stressed, lonely and sad
CMHA and UBC release data on emotional impact of the pandemic for Mental Health Week Fifty-five per cent of adults in Nova Scotia report feeling so-called negative emotions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the third round of data from the Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Mental Health national […]Continue readingHow are we feeling? Nova Scotians are anxious, stressed, lonely and sad
CMHA NB Mental Health Week | SPEAKER SERIES
CMHA NS Division is partnering with CMHA New Brunswick to bring a virtual Mental Health Speakers Series to our province. The Series, which kicks off May 2 is one of several CMHA events happening throughout the Atlantic region in celebration of Mental Health Week (May 3 – May 9,2021). Speakers include Mitchell Goodine, Jessica Holmes, […]Continue readingCMHA NB Mental Health Week | SPEAKER SERIES
The Canadian Mental Health Association Applauds Budget 2021 Investments in Mental Health
PRESS RELEASE Today, Margaret Eaton, National CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), the most established and extensive community mental health organization in Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal budget: The Canadian Mental Health Association commends the federal government for investing $994.6M in mental health care and shoring up […]Continue readingThe Canadian Mental Health Association Applauds Budget 2021 Investments in Mental Health
Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy Society commemorates April 18/19, 2020 tragedy with ceremony and commemorative walk
The Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy Society will honour and celebrate the lives of the loved ones lost in the tragedy that took place in Portapique and the surrounding community on April 18|19, 2020 with a memorial ceremony on April 18, 2021. The in-person ceremony is private and will be Live Streamed on the Nova Scotia […]Continue readingNova Scotia Remembers Legacy Society commemorates April 18/19, 2020 tragedy with ceremony and commemorative walk
CMHA urges federal government to invest in community-based mental health services for long-term pandemic recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extreme national anxiety with mental health effects like nothing we have seen before. Research suggests that Canadians will still be struggling with their mental health long after a vaccine is available. The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has made the case to the federal government that it must act now to respond to an “echo pandemic”. A healthy population and a healthy workforce will only be possible with the right […]Continue readingCMHA urges federal government to invest in community-based mental health services for long-term pandemic recovery
Canadian Mental Health Association on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
Statement Toronto, ON February 23, 2021: The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is deeply disappointed that the government supports allowing those with mental illnesses to seek medical assistance in dying. CMHA’s position, first articulated in a national policy paper in August 2017, and later, in testimony to the Senate in November of 2020, is that until the […]Continue readingCanadian Mental Health Association on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
Mental illness is not a crime: CMHA National statement
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 readingMental illness is not a crime: CMHA National statement
CMHA-NS launches campaign to support alarming increase in mental health calls
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (April 6, 2020) – Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Mental Health Association – Nova Scotia Division (CMHA NS) is seeing first-hand the impact of COVID-19 on Nova Scotians. “Every day we receive an alarming increase in the number of calls from Nova Scotians who deal with isolation, anxiety, and stress, even among […]Continue readingCMHA-NS launches campaign to support alarming increase in mental health calls
MHL, CMHAs partner to support mental health of Jr. A hockey players across Maritimes
(Nov. 19, 2019) – More than 280 players across the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) will benefit from mental health awareness and suicide-prevention training this season through a new partnership between Canadian Mental Health Associations (CMHAs) throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. With generous support from the NHL Foundation, this new partnership […]Continue readingMHL, CMHAs partner to support mental health of Jr. A hockey players across Maritimes