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The pandemic unexpectedly saved thousands from financial ruin. But what happens now? – CBC News
14 December 2020CBC 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…
2018 Global Trends in Giving
12 November 2020The 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey is now live and available in five languages. The survey will be live through June 30 and the results will be released on September 17…
Mental health group cautiously endorses Grit resolution
7 October 2020Mental 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…
Suicide prevention training now available online
16 September 2020Sept. 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…
CMHA Halifax-Dartmouth begins phased return to regular programming
16 September 2020Canadian 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…
Halifax Pride provides safe celebration events amid pandemic
16 September 2020This 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…
New Dal, IWK research using smartphones to explore COVID-19 impact on youth
9 July 2020New 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…
Several community wellness programs go virtual
9 July 2020A 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…
Mental illness is not a crime: CMHA National statement
6 July 2020The 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…