The first full week of October invites Canadians to share the realities of living with mental health issues through Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW). CMHA-S/M will commemorate MIAW by hosting two FREE lunch-and-learn virtual presentations and by amplifying voices of those who have lived experience on our social media platforms. We are working to normalize […]Continue readingMental Illness Awareness Week highlights the need for timely access to mental health care
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) are proud to announce the launch of Agriculture Wellness Ontario, a suite of programs designed to ensure farmers are getting mental health support when and where they need it. Living in rural areas, and the stigma surrounding mental health, can make […]Continue readingAgriculture Wellness Ontario launches with three free farming mental health programs
MEDIA RELEASE ‘Hope through Action’ the theme for World Suicide Prevention Day Event in Sudbury Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 – The Suicide Safer Network (SSN) is hosting a family friendly memorial event on September 10th for World Suicide Prevention Day from 1pm to 4pm at the Elizabeth St. Gazebo in Bell Park. The purpose of […]Continue reading‘Hope through Action’ the theme for World Suicide Prevention Day Event in Sudbury
The Canadian Mental Health Association-Sudbury/Manitoulin (CMHA-S/M) is actively seeking new dynamic individuals to compliment the Board of Directors. CMHA-S/M supports healthy people and communities through advocacy and the provision of safe, inclusive, and accessible community-based mental health and addictions services. The Board has a responsibility to all the communities within the Sudbury/Manitoulin District and oversees […]Continue readingCurrently seeking new board members!
Join us for the 71st annual CMHA Mental Health Week May 2-8, 2022. When someone is struggling, you don’t have to fix their pain. Tune in and see through their eyes. This is empathy. We may be different but we’re not on different sides. See the world as others do. This is empathy. You can […]Continue readingMental Health Week | May 2nd-8th, 2022
CMHA Sudbury/Manitoulin joins Canadians across the country in observing the country’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. The day was established by the federal government to honour survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital […]Continue readingCMHA commemorates Truth and Reconciliation Day
By Canadian Mental Health Association’s Centre for Suicide Prevention September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to suicide and raise awareness about how suicide can be prevented. People who are considering suicide describe feeling hopeless, burdensome, overwhelmed, stuck, and unable to see a way out of their deep, […]Continue readingHow to help someone thinking about suicide
July 14, 2021 As we are now within Step 2 of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, CMHA-S/M will be implementing new guidelines for service delivery. Effective Monday, July 12, 2021: Clinical services will be offered through a combination of virtual (telephone/PCVC) and/or in person formats, including community visits. Walk-in intake services will resume with limits […]Continue readingCMHA Sudbury/Manitoulin COVID-19 Service Update
July 8, 2021 In honour of the children who died at residential schools and in recognition of the survivors and their families, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) will be changing the colour of its logo to orange until Orange Shirt Day on September 30. Beyond the symbolic, the orange logo also signifies our commitment […]Continue readingA logo for reconciliation: CMHA shows solidarity with Indigenous peoples in Canada