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
The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) is committing its efforts to identifying and protecting older adults at risk in the community. Along with local partners, CMHA WW is launching the Guelph-Wellington Gatekeeper Project, an initiative aimed at helping vulnerable older adults who are at risk of abuse within our community. According to […]Continue readingGuelph-Wellington Gatekeeper Project seeks to protect vulnerable older adults
The first week of October brings with it the reminder that millions of Canadians live with mental illnesses every day. Oct 1-7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), an annual national public education campaign coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH). CAMIMH’s mandate is to ensure that mental illness and […]Continue readingCMHA WW commemorates Mental Illness Awareness Week
Each small moment can add up to make a big difference. That’s the message individuals, organizations, policy makers, and advocates are sharing this year to commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) on September 10th. The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) estimates that each day in Canada, 11 people die by suicide and 210 make […]Continue readingCMHA WW commemorates World Suicide Prevention Day
July 24th is International Self-Care Day, which aims to raise public awareness of the importance of self-care to stay healthy and prevent or delay illness. Established in 2011 by the International Self-Care Foundation (ISCF), Self-Care Day aims to raise public awareness of the importance of self-care to stay healthy and prevent or delay illness. Self-care […]Continue readingCMHA WW recognizes International Self-Care Day
CMHA Waterloo Wellington’s WAYVE and Skills for Safer Living programs joined the Youth Suicide Prevention conference in Waterloo on June 19th to share their work. The conference, hosted by the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council and the Ontario Association for Suicide Prevention, brought attendees from across Southwestern and Eastern Ontario to hear about best practices […]Continue readingWAYVE, Skills for Safer Living highlighted at suicide prevention conference
CMHA Waterloo Wellington’s IMPACT team has earned special recognition from the Wellington County Police Services Board. On Thursday, June 29th, the Board recognized the positive community success of the Wellington OPP IMPACT team. The program, funded by the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integrated Network, enables specially-trained Mental Health Clinicians to attend mental health-related calls alongside […]Continue readingIMPACT team earns honours for work with Wellington OPP
How can our community better serve people, knowing the potential effects of adverse childhood experiences? In late June, CMHA Waterloo Wellington joined a host of other community partners and organizations in asking that question. Community leaders heard from Dr. Jean Clinton, a renowned child psychiatrist and associate professor at McMaster University, about the power of […]Continue readingCMHA WW joins community partners in discussing how to foster resilience in midst of adverse childhood experiences
Rainclouds and hailstorms couldn’t dampen the mood at CMHA Waterloo Wellington’s second annual Ride Don’t Hide, a community bike ride raising mental health awareness and funds for mental health services. Over 150 riders gathered on Sunday, June 25th in St. Jacobs – some driving for as long as three hours to attend – raising over […]Continue readingCMHA WW’s Ride Don’t Hide raises over $40,000 for mental health initiatives