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Opioids: An open letter from WGDS and United Way GWD
13 December 2017The 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:…
CMHA Waterloo Wellington recognizes National Addictions Awareness Week
13 December 2017The 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…
A message to the Guelph-Wellington-Dufferin community
13 December 2017Dear 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…
Increased mental health, addictions peer support coming to Elmira
13 December 2017Increased 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…
New toolkit helps in the fight against opioid overdoses
13 December 2017Opioid 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…
Bottom Line 2018 – Navigating the New Workplace: We All Have a Part
13 December 2017CMHA 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…
CMHA WW’s Ride Don’t Hide raises over $40,000 for mental health initiatives
24 November 2017Rainclouds 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….
World Homeless Day highlights the importance of housing for health
11 October 2017October 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…
CMHA WW commemorates Mental Illness Awareness Week
10 October 2017The 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…