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Thank you Kent Building Supplies
4 May 2023

In photo from left, Joel Stenabaugh, Kent Building Supplies Bayers Lake Store Manager, Karn Nichols, Executive Director of CMHA NS Division] Mental Health Week isn’t over yet and we are…

CMHA NS partners with CASP on 33rd Annual National Suicide Prevention Conference
2 May 2023

The conference takes place between May 10 and May 12 at the Atlantica Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. PRESS RELEASE From May 10-12, 2023 ,The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention…

Make a difference in your community! Join the CMHA NS Board of Directors
2 May 2023

The Board of Directors for CMHA-NS are looking for individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences from across the province who are interested in helping us fulfill our…

New data reveals that 88% of people living in Atlantic Canada want universal mental health care
1 May 2023

PRESS RELEASE [HALIFAX | KJIPUKTUK] – People living in Atlantic Canada believe that we are in a mental health crisis and that governments are not doing enough about it. A…

Statement on Recommendations from Mass Casualty Commission’s Final Report 
28 April 2023

Canadian Mental Health Association on April 28 Announcement Halifax | Kjipuktuk, April 28, 2023: The Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia Division and our branches are pleased by the significant…

Thank you to the Halifax Harbour Bridges for helping us kick off Mental Health Week
28 April 2023

[In photo from left, Karn Nichols, Executive Director of CMHA NS Division, Tony Wright, CEO, Halifax Harbour Bridges] May 1 – 7 is CMHA Mental Health Week. We are thrilled…

CMHA NS celebrates the power of community mental health with Champions for Change panel
21 April 2023

From May 1 – 7 CMHA’s across Canada recognize Mental Health Week, a social change campaign to educate Canadians and shift beliefs and perceptions about mental health and mental illness….

CMHA’s annual Mental Health Week looks to shift attitudes and perceptions about mental health.
14 April 2023

Within our stories is the mental health care we all need. From May 1 – 7 CMHAs across Canada recognize Mental Health Week, a social change campaign to educate the…

CMHA NS OFFERING WORKSHOPS TO HELP YOU THRIVE THIS SPRING
12 April 2023

THRIVE Spring Sessions launch on April 18! Mental health. It wasn’t a class at school. So where can Nova Scotians go to learn about mental health and well-being? The answer…

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