The holiday period can be a stressful time. This can be especially true for children and youth. As a recent Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) and Ipsos Public Affairs survey reveals, half of parents have been concerned for their child’s anxiety level and 36 per cent of parents have talked to a health professional about […]Continue readingTips from CMHA WW for child and youth wellness during the holidays
CMHA hosts Canada’s Top Conference on Workplace Mental Health March 13-14 in Vancouver Join us in Vancouver on March 13-14 and gain the skills and inspiration to improve mental health in your workplace. Connect with others who continue to innovate in transforming Canadian workplaces into psychologically safe and supportive places where everyone can work safely […]Continue readingBottom Line 2018 – Navigating the New Workplace: We All Have a Part
Opioid overdoses and life-saving naloxone are frightening and serious subjects. But a new easy-to-understand resource can help organizations and the average person identify the signs of an opioid-overdose and how to deliver potentially life-saving naloxone. Reducing Harms: Recognizing and Responding to Opioid Overdoses in Your Organization is particularly useful for community groups who work with […]Continue readingNew toolkit helps in the fight against opioid overdoses
The Waterloo Wellington LHIN (WWLHIN) has announced more than $2.3 million in provincial funding to prevent opioid addiction and overdose for residents across Waterloo Wellington. The WWLHIN worked in partnership with local addiction and mental health service providers, including CMHA Waterloo Wellington, to allocate the funding to initiatives that will have the greatest immediate impact […]Continue readingWWLHIN funding to support CMHA WW’s response to opioid addiction
Increased mental health and addictions support is coming to Elmira. The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington’s Self Help Services, in partnership with Woolwich Community Services, are introducing three new peer support groups – some which will meet weekly, and others which will meet every second week. The peer support groups will cover depression and […]Continue readingIncreased mental health, addictions peer support coming to Elmira
The language around substance use issues can help or hinder recovery. That’s the message of this year’s National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW), an annual campaign from November 12th to 18th led by Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. This year’s NAAW theme is Words Matter, drawing attention to how the use of stigmatizing language can perpetuate […]Continue readingCMHA Waterloo Wellington recognizes National Addictions Awareness Week
Dear Members of the Guelph-Wellington-Dufferin community: Guelph-Wellington-Dufferin is a broad geographic area, but when a tragedy occurs in one area, it affects us all. Recent tragic suicides in the Centre Wellington community remind us of this — that we all mourn the loss and need to care for each other during this time. Some of our […]Continue readingA message to the Guelph-Wellington-Dufferin community
The Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy (WGDS) and United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin have put together a joint letter addressing the opioid crisis in our community. Please read the letter below: Dear Residents of Guelph and the County of Wellington, If you’ve been following the media and reading the headlines, you will know that we are […]Continue readingOpioids: An open letter from WGDS and United Way GWD
CMHA Waterloo Wellington (through Here 24/7) is launching Big White Wall (BWW) to offer support to Waterloo Wellington residents outside of a clinical setting. Open to anyone aged 16 years and older, BWW provides safe, anonymous, online support at all hours of the day, with a supportive community, information and self-help resources, and trained counsellors […]Continue readingCMHA Waterloo Wellington expands mental health support offerings with Big White Wall
October 10 is World Homeless Day and CMHA Waterloo Wellington is reminding the community that housing is key to the recovery of many people with mental health issues. According to a 2016 report on homelessness, at least 235,000 people experience homelessness in a year across Canada and nearly 35,000 are homeless every night. The consequences of homelessness […]Continue readingWorld Homeless Day highlights the importance of housing for health