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
Men’s Peer Support Group now available across Nova Scotia
For those who identify as male, it can feel challenging to talk about their mental health. The Canadian Mental Health Association of Nova Scotia is here to help! As part of our continued efforts to expand peer support services throughout Nova Scotia, the CMHA-NS is offering a non-clinical men’s peer support group. This group […]Continue readingMen’s Peer Support Group now available across Nova Scotia
Get Ready to #GetReal about how you feel
This CMHA Mental Health Week, we’re diving into how we feel. It’s hard to deal with our emotions when we don’t know what we’re feeling. You may have been taught to push your bad feelings away, but research shows that understanding and naming our feelings can make sadness, anger and pain feel less intense. And […]Continue readingGet Ready to #GetReal about how you feel
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
CMHA Nova Scotia celebrates National Volunteer Week 2021
The power of people working together can bring about monumental changes. That’s why CMHA Nova Scotia Division joins organizations across the country this week in celebrating National Volunteer Week. The theme this year, The Value of One, The Power of Many, reflects on the acts of kindness by millions of individuals and the magic that […]Continue readingCMHA Nova Scotia celebrates National Volunteer Week 2021
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
We’re Hiring! (Term Position)
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO APPLY. PLEASE WATCH WWW.NOVASCOTIA.CMHA.CA FOR FUTURE JOB OPENINGS. The Canadian Mental Health Association, Nova Scotia Division seeks an Employment Support Worker for our AT-Work /Au Travail Program. The successful candidate, in accordance with CMHA’s policies, standards, and guidelines, is responsible for […]Continue readingWe’re Hiring! (Term Position)