The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) joins individuals and organizations worldwide to celebrate the history, courage and diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) individuals for Pride Month in June. While Pride festivals across the province recognize Ontario’s vibrant and creative LGBTQ2S+ communities, it’s important […]Continue readingCMHA HKPR Celebrates Pride
CMHA and UBC release new data on empathy and challenged relationships Toronto, (ON), May 2, 2022 – Just as Canadians are experiencing pandemic fatigue after two long years, research suggests that Canadians may also be experiencing “empathy fatigue.” The latest survey conducted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and UBC researchers, Assessing the Impacts […]Continue readingOnly 13% of Canadians are Feeling Empathetic, Down Markedly from Two Years Ago
The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) celebrates Mental Health Week from May 2nd to May 8th, 2022. The theme of this year’s Mental Health Week is ‘Exploring Empathy,’ and CMHA HKPR is encouraging everyone to #GetReal about how to help each other. Every year, during the first week of May, […]Continue readingCMHA HKPR Celebrates Mental Health Week
The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) joins organizations across the country this week in celebrating National Volunteer Week. The theme this year, Volunteering is Empathy in Action, affirms the strong connection between volunteerism and empathy. This profoundly human connection is at the heart of healthier individuals and stronger communities. Empathy […]Continue readingCMHA HKPR Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2022
New research shows chronic stress taking toll on individuals and organizations Far from feeling the pandemic is over, most people in Canada are stressed about what’s next, with 64% worried about new variants and 57% worried about COVID-19 circulating in the population for years to come. Two years of pandemic-related stressors, including grief and trauma, […]Continue readingMost Canadians Worry COVID Will Never Go Away
The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) joins Canadians across the country to honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present, for Black History Month in February. While Black History Month is a time to learn about the many important contributions of African, Caribbean, and Black Canadians to the settlement, […]Continue readingCMHA HKPR celebrates Black History Month
The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) along with Bell, invite you to take action and join the nationwide conversation about mental health on Bell Let’s Talk Day. Next Wednesday, January 26th, talk, text, or tweet to help change the narrative surrounding mental illness and help grow Bell’s year round funding […]Continue readingBell Let’s Talk Day: January 26, 2022
The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) invites you to join us as we participate in GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity and giving on Nov 30. Each year after Black Friday, Giving Tuesday marks the opening day of the giving season. It’s a time where charities, companies and individuals join […]Continue readingSupport Mental Health and Addictions Services through GivingTuesday
CMHA and UBC release data on emotional impact of the pandemic for Mental Health Week The pandemic is taking an emotional toll on people in Canada, as 77% of adults report feeling so-called negative emotions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The five most common responses across Canada were ‘worried or anxious,’ ‘bored,’ ‘stressed,’ […]Continue readingHow Are We Feeling? Canadians are Worried, Bored, Stressed, Lonely and Sad
It is CMHA’s 70th Mental Health Week, and this year we took the pulse of Canada’s emotions and found that the pandemic has taken its toll. This according to the latest round of research from CMHA and UBC researchers, which found that 77% of adults report feeling ‘worried or anxious,’ ‘bored,’ ‘stressed,’ ‘lonely or isolated’ and […]Continue readingCMHA HKPR Celebrates the 70th Annual Mental Health Week