Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) and Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario (CMHA Ontario) are joining forces to call on political parties to commit to urgently-needed investments in mental health and addictions care. To help influence the June 7, 2018 provincial election, AMHO has released Where Change Happens, an action plan that calls for new […]Continue readingChampions call for increased funding for mental health and addictions care
High school and middle school students from across Waterloo Region gathered at the Victoria Park Pavilion for WAYVE’s 2018 Conference, Healthy Minds & Healthy Hearts. Students shared reasons to be thankful on a Gratitude Wall and heard from speakers about the importance of supporting one another, the benefits of mindfulness, believing in oneself, and recovery […]Continue readingWAYVE Conference draws crowd to Victoria Park
CMHA Waterloo Wellington is thrilled to have author, speaker and mental health advocate Jeff Emmerson join the 2018 Ride Don’t Hide as an Ambassador. A native of Waterloo, Ontario, Emmerson has amassed over a million social media followers through sharing his mental health journey and co-authoring Beyond ADHD. He continues to advocate passionately for mental […]Continue readingRide Don’t Hide Ambassador Spotlight: Jeff Emmerson
Two years after the launch of IMPACT, the Guelph Police Service and CMHA Waterloo Wellington continue to see encouraging results. Since 2015, the joint venture – short for Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team – has transformed the way mental health, addiction and crisis-related calls are handled, enabling specially-trained Mental Health Clinicians to attend calls […]Continue readingGuelph Police and CMHA WW seeing progress through continued IMPACT partnership
Mental health affects us all. This February, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Waterloo Wellington branch is teaming up with the Guelph Storm and Kitchener Rangers to raise awareness about the issue in their fourth annual Talk Today awareness games, presented by Teachers Life. The campaign is part of an ongoing partnership between the Kitchener […]Continue readingCMHA Waterloo Wellington teams up with Storm, Rangers to shine spotlight on mental health through Talk Today
This year, people in Waterloo Region, Guelph, and Wellington County have an opportunity to push for lasting change on Bell Let’s Talk Day. Sign the petition at erasethedifference.ca and send a strong message to provincial election candidates that mental health and addictions care in Ontario should be funded the same as physical health care. The […]Continue readingBell Let’s Talk Day a reminder of Ontario’s lack of mental health and addictions funding
Emily’s first brush with her son’s psychosis happened in the middle of the night. “Kellen was pounding on the bedroom door,” she says. “The lights were all on, and I knew something was clearly wrong. He was agitated, and pacing, and having a difficult time.” Kellen, home from university, had begun spending more and more […]Continue reading“You’re not in it all alone”: A mother’s story of her son’s psychosis
Over the winter months, it’s normal for many Canadians to notice a shift in their mood and find themselves lacking energy. Research in Ontario suggests that 15 percent of the general population experience these winter blues, which can include changes in appetite and lethargy. The winter blues differs from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which affects […]Continue readingTips to beat the winter blues
For decades, mental health and addictions services in communities throughout Ontario have been chronically underfunded compared to other parts of the health system. The result: it’s impossible to meet the needs of Ontarians. Wait times are up. Programs have been cut. People are falling through the cracks. But we’re on the cusp of something big. […]Continue readingJoin CMHA in the call to Erase the Difference
Are you a parent in the Guelph-Wellington-Dufferin area? Looking for support with your child’s development? CMHA WW is proud to be the host agency of Here4Kids. Parents can call Here4Kids at 1-844-4KIDS-11 (1-844-454-3711) to speak with a service coordinator about linking to services for challenges relating to their child’s speech, movement, play, behaviour, learning, and/or […]Continue readingHere4Kids launches to support families in Guelph-Wellington-Dufferin