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Guelph IMPACT Receives Community Innovator Award at Guelph Chamber of Commerce Awards of Excellence Gala
28 June 2019Congratulations to our Guelph IMPACT (Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team) who received the Community Innovator Award last night as part of the Chamber of Guelph Excellence awards. We are…
Suicide prevention plan approved in County of Wellington – Furthering our Collaborative Work with Wellington County and Wellington OPP
28 June 2019At today’s Wellington County Council meeting, Council adopted a resolution to partner with the Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo-Wellington (CMHA WW) to lead the work of promoting life and…
June 27, 2019 marks Ontario’s first-ever PTSD Awareness Day
27 June 2019Today is historic for mental health awareness in Ontario as, for the first time, the province officially recognizes June 27 as PTSD Awareness Day. PTSD is a type of anxiety…
Faces of CMHA: Blaine Wolfe
20 June 2019A point of pride that I still hold on to is delivering a talk on indigenous values and history at last fall’s All-Staff meeting. It was an amazing opportunity to…
Faces of CMHA: Shannon Mayhew
20 June 2019June is Seniors’ Month. We have been sharing information about seniors’ mental health and elder abuse. Today, we highlight our Seniors’ Services System Navigator, Shannon Mayhew. I am an advocate…
The Greying of Cannabis
17 June 2019By Jody Weiler, Adult Intensive Services Manager, Specialized Geriatric Service An article in ‘Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine’ (January 2018), reports that the surprising increase in cannabis use was observed in those…
Staff Appreciation Awards 2019
13 June 2019This week we held our staff appreciation luncheon to recognize the great work our staff do each and every day. We had a record number of nominations with a wide range…
Debney Family Shares Story to Combat Mental Health Stigma for World Suicide Prevention Day
11 June 2019On 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….
Stories of Support: McFadden’s Movement
11 June 2019Three years ago, Guelph Storm alum Garrett McFadden had an idea. He wanted to start a grass roots project to change, help, and develop mental health among young athletes. During…