January 18, 2021 Blue Monday shouldn’t be the only day you think about your mental wellness The third Monday in January is often referred to as ‘Blue Monday’ — the most depressing day of the year, in news reports and across social media. While the concept of one particular day being the most depressing has been widely debunked, stress, depression and anxiety are very real – […]Continue readingBlue Monday
Meet new friends. Learn new skills. Make new community connections. Beginning January 28, 2021, the Canadian Mental Health Association – Nova Scotia Division is offering The Art of Friendship, a workshop designed to help Nova Scotians struggling with a mental health issue retain meaningful connections that are essential for a happy and stable life. The […]Continue readingArt of Friendship: Register Now
CBC Morning Brief, December 11, 2020 Early in the Maritime provinces’ COVID-19 lockdown this spring, people who help the most vulnerable awaited a tidal wave of financial hardship and despondency. And then something unexpected happened: Nothing. Few people reached out for help, CBC’s Richard Cuthbertson reports. Insolvencies dropped like a stone. Many of the […]Continue readingThe pandemic unexpectedly saved thousands from financial ruin. But what happens now? – CBC News
Sept. 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Canadian Mental Health Association, Nova Scotia Division is now offering online suicide prevention training through the LivingWorks Start program. This program comes after in-person suicide prevention training was paused in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive director, Pamela Magee says that the online training is a great alternative until we can do face-to-face programs. “The LivingWorks Start training provides a high-quality, interactive experience that teaches the same best practices that you’d learn at in-person training like Applied Suicide Intervention Skills […]Continue readingSuicide prevention training now available online
Canadian Mental Health Association, Halifax-Dartmouth Branch staff have resumed working at the branch’s Gottingen Street office as the first step of a phased approach to returning to regular, in-person services and programming. While staff returned to the office on July 6, all in-person programming will continue to be held off-site for the remainder of […]Continue readingCMHA Halifax-Dartmouth begins phased return to regular programming
This year’s Halifax Pride Festival has been re-imagined to adhere to current public health guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic and will host a number of online events and in-person outdoor activities with physical distancing, frequent handwashing and face masks. The 2020 Halifax Pride Festival kicks off Thursday, July 16 and runs until Sunday, July […]Continue readingHalifax Pride provides safe celebration events amid pandemic
New research by Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre is using smartphone data to look at the mental health impact distancing measures and isolation are having on youth as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Dr. Rita Orji from Dal’s faculty of computer science and IWK psychologist Dr. Sandra Meier have developed an app to track […]Continue readingNew Dal, IWK research using smartphones to explore COVID-19 impact on youth
A number of free programs that had been offered by community organizations in Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) Community Health Team spaces are now being offered virtually. The free programs now being offered virtually are below. For additional information and resources on how to stay healthy during COVID-19, visit Canadian Mental Health Association, Nova Scotia […]Continue readingSeveral community wellness programs go virtual
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
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