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Mental Illness Awareness Week
Oct 5th, 2021October 3 – 9, 2021 marks Mental Illness Awareness Week. This is an annual, national campaign designed to bring awareness to the realities of mental illness to all Canadians, and…
World Suicide Prevention Day
Sep 9th, 2021Being able to come together and reach out to each other is very important…It can save lives. People who survive suicidal thinking or behaviours often describe the pain that they…
Importance of Self-Care
Aug 31st, 2021While the past year has been a difficult year for many, one of the positive outcomes has been the increased focus on mental health and wellness. And we have certainly…
Registration is Now Open for the Provincial HSJCC 2021 Virtual Conference
Jul 22nd, 2021Register now for the Provincial HSJCC 2021 Conference Community Justice: Transforming Practices in a New World, which will be held virtually from November 16 – 17, 2021. The conference is…
Opioid-Related Deaths at All-Time High
May 25th, 2021New information released by The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN), the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario/Ontario Forensic Pathology Service and Public Health Ontario shows that 2020 was…
History of Mental Health Week
May 5th, 2021The Canadian Mental Health Association introduced the first annual Mental Health Week across Canada in 1951, to raise awareness of mental illness. This year, from May 3 – 9, CMHA…
How Are We Feeling? Canadians are Worried, Bored, Stressed, Lonely and Sad
May 3rd, 2021CMHA 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…
CMHA HKPR Celebrates the 70th Annual Mental Health Week
May 3rd, 2021It 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…
Try Simple, Helpful Methods to Manage Mental Health During this Stay-at-Home Period
Apr 9th, 2021With news of this week’s stay-at-home order, the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R.) reminds people that they can take some simple and basic steps to…
Farewell to Catering PLUS!
Mar 19th, 2021The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge recently made the difficult decision to close the social enterprise Catering PLUS. Please see a communication below for more information on…
Research shows Ontario Hockey League Players, Staff Value CMHA Ontario’s Mental Health Program for Athletes
Mar 9th, 2021New research is highlighting the positive impact of Talk Today, a mental health awareness and education program that supports the mental health of hockey players and reduces the risk of…
C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R. Launching Mental Health Awareness Training for the Farm Community
Mar 9th, 2021The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R.) is launching a new mental health awareness training program specifically for farmers and the agriculture community. In the Know…