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CMHA urges federal government to invest in community-based mental health services for long-term pandemic recovery
30 April 2021

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…

CMHA Standing Committee presentation spurs further action
30 April 2021

The Face of Poverty Consultation (FACE) has made public, their concern with several issues recently raised by the Canadian Mental Health Association-NS Division. In a letter addressed to the Hon….

Nova Scotian plans to run across PEI in support of mental health this summer
30 April 2021

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…

How are we feeling? Nova Scotians are anxious, stressed, lonely and sad
30 April 2021

 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…

The Canadian Mental Health Association Applauds Budget 2021 Investments in Mental Health
20 April 2021

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…

New Waterford resident creates fundraiser to support suicide prevention programming in Cape Breton
16 April 2021

A New Waterford woman is calling attention to the need for greater suicide prevention services in Cape Breton by raising funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association.   In January 2021,…

Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy Society commemorates April 18/19, 2020 tragedy with ceremony and commemorative walk
16 April 2021

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…

We’re Hiring! (Term Position)
15 April 2021

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…

PRESS RELEASE: CMHA – NS Division partners with Community Health Boards in the Northern Zone, Recreation Nova Scotia and Municipal Recreation Department to Promote Winter Wellness
5 March 2021

The Canadian Mental Health Association NS- Division has proudly partnered with Community Health Boards in the Northern Zone, Recreation Nova Scotia, Municipal Recreation Departments and the Colchester East-Hants branch to…

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