I think what brought me to the Skills for Safer Living team was seeing the huge need in our community for spaces to speak about suicide in a way that validates people’s pain, while inviting individuals to connect with life/living. That’s one of the main features of the Skills for Safer Living program and I […]Continue readingFaces of CMHA: Bethany Deml – Skills for Safer Living Coordinator
Written by Meredith Gardiner, Director of Services September 10th is World Suicide Awareness day. It is an opportunity to bring awareness and to open up dialogue about the struggle many people in our community face every day. It is also an opportunity to highlight that there is help and where to get support if you […]Continue readingCMHA WW recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day
On August 21, 2014 the Debney family received a phone call that would change their life. Their son, Gordon Debney, a normally happy and go-lucky man, had died by suicide after beginning treatment for clinical depression just three weeks before. He was on the cusp of his thirtieth birthday and his parents and sister were […]Continue readingDebney Family Share Story to Combat Mental Health Stigma for World Suicide Prevention Day
Imagine fleeing your home country in the midst of increasing tension and hostility. Travelling from Palestine to Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in hopes of one day living in Canada. You start to grow your family in UAE and your daughter is born with profound hearing loss in both ears. When your daughter […]Continue readingRecovery and Resiliency: How CMHA WW’s Inclusion Support Services Helped the El Mohamad Family
As students and parents are in the midst of back-to school-season, CMHA Waterloo Wellington is reminding people to keep mental health in mind during the transition. While a new school year can be exciting, it can also cause stress and anxiety. CMHA suggests maintaining positive mental health during this seasonal shift with the following strategies: Take care of your […]Continue readingBack to School Mental Health Tips
Having my own mental health diagnosis and experiencing the mental health system, I had an interest in helping others and advocating for different types of support within the system. It was the opportunity to work on the Skills for Safer Living team that drew me to CMHA and the notoriety that CMHA has for mental […]Continue readingFaces of CMHA: Scott Grant – Skills for Safer Living Coordinator
Giving youth a voice in Mental Health Promotion, Jessica Schumacher is a Youth Engagement Facilitator at CMHA WW. She loves to see youth come together for an important cause, and thrives in her work environment that is full of shared passion, creativity, and learning. She helps youth to develop leadership skills, build resiliency, and discover more about themselves […]Continue readingFaces of CMHA: Jessica Schumacher – Youth Engagement Facilitator
Written by Jennifer Gleeson, Manager of Children’s Services CMHA WW The most wonderful time of the year!! This is the jingle on television marking the return to school in the fall. A happy time for both parents and children. For many families this is true – kids are excited to see their friends that they […]Continue readingBack to School Tips for Parents
You miss a day of school, you start to think how will I catch up? A day turns into a few days, now you think you are really behind in your school work and you begin to worry about what other people will think about you missing school, what will your teacher say? How will […]Continue readingFaces of CMHA: Sharon Dills – Mental Health Worker in Schools
Learn about Employment Services through Sally Michener-Potts Team Lead of Employment Services at CMHA Waterloo Wellington. Follow the ‘Faces of CMHA’ series for a glimpse into the lives of the people who spend each day working to make a difference at the Canadian Mental Health Association: What does a job mean to you? It can mean many things […]Continue readingFaces of CMHA: “What does a Job Mean to You?”