The Canadian Mental Health Association, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R.) invites you to join us as we participate in GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity and giving on December 3. 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, Addictions Services, and Awareness for GivingTuesday
As students prepare for exams, CMHA Ontario is reminding them to keep mental health in mind with some quick stress-management tips. Those struggling with low mood or anxiety can turn to CMHA Ontario’s free skill-building program BounceBack®: Reclaim your health to learn how to deal with stress, being overwhelmed, and more. Through BounceBack, adults and […]Continue readingExams Stressing You out? We’ve got You Covered
From November 25th to December 1st, C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R. will join with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery organizations across the country to mark National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW). This years’ theme for National Addictions Awareness Week is Stigma Ends with Me, highlighting how individuals can take steps to […]Continue readingC.M.H.A. H.K.P.R. Recognizes National Addictions Awareness Week
Having a place to call home is key to recovery from mental health and addictions issues. That’s the message C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R. is sharing with the community on National Housing Day on November 22. With 1.7 million people in need of housing across Canada, National Housing Day calls on the need for safe and affordable housing […]Continue readingC.M.H.A. H.K.P.R. Recognizes the Impact of Supportive Housing for National Housing Day
Mental health in the agriculture industry has recently become a topic of growing concern. Farmers face a unique set of challenges, such as weather conditions, crop infestation, animal disease, market volatility, and more. Often these issues are out of farmers’ control, yet directly affect their livelihoods and can negatively impact their well-being. Research shows that […]Continue readingRaising Mental Health Awareness for Farmers
For Immediate Release: November 12th, 2019 Subject: C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R.’s Gender Journeys Hosts Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil Date: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 Time: 6:45 to 7:00 p.m. – Candlelight Vigil, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Celebration and Social Location: Emmanuel United Church, 534 George Street North, Peterborough On Wednesday, November 20th, the Canadian Mental […]Continue readingC.M.H.A. H.K.P.R.’s Gender Journeys Hosts Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil
For Immediate Release: October 23rd, 2019 The fourth annual Merrett Home Hardware Run for Mental Health took place on September 14th, 2019. Thanks to sponsors and generous donations from the community, $21,063.66 was raised for the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge and the YES Shelter for Youth and Families. Over 400 runners […]Continue readingMerrett Home Hardware Run for Mental Health Raises Over $20k
(Peterborough, ON) – Health and community care partners participating in the Peterborough Ontario Health Team (OHT) application process are pleased to announce that we have now submitted a full application to form an OHT for this region. Peterborough was among 31 communities selected to submit a full OHT application, from more than 150 self-assessments submitted […]Continue readingPeterborough Health and Community Care Partners Submit Full OHT Application
BounceBack can provide you with support in your own language. For those struggling with low mood, worry, stress, or mild to moderate depression or anxiety, you can look to the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA’s) free skill-building program BounceBack®: Reclaim your health. Through one-on-one telephone coaching and online videos offered in multiple languages, adults and […]Continue readingFeeling low? Stressed? Anxious?
The second week of October brings with it the reminder that millions of Canadians live with mental illnesses every day. October 6-12 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 readingC.M.H.A. H.K.P.R. Recognizes Mental Illness Awareness Week