GUELPH – The Grove Youth Hubs in Guelph and Wellington County have seen 32,000 youth enter their doors in the past year. Not quite that many people entered the doors of the newest Grove hub in Guelph for an open house on June 5, but it was still a revolving door at the facility.
Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW)
Harm reduction the humane way to help people addicted to drugs and alcohol: panel
ABOYNE – Using a harm reduction approach to helping people with addictions is more effective and more humane, panelists said at the “Reducing Harms, Building Community: A Wellington County Conversation” event hosted by the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy.
‘Let’s Talk’: CMHA offers tips on how to be part of change
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The 2024 Bell Let’s Talk awareness campaign, “Let’s change this,” highlights the mental health crisis in Canada and issued a collective call to action and change, on Jan. 24 and every day.
Living life to the full: CMHA WW program introduced to The Grove Fergus location
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Grove Wellington Guelph, in collaboration with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Waterloo Wellington, is launching an eight-week course for youth called Living Life to the Full.
Family to host 10th annual Suicide Prevention Day fundraiser with CMHA
CAMBRIDGE – The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) recognized World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) on Sept. 10 this year with a theme of “creating hope through action”.
Sept. 10 marks World Suicide Prevention Day
WELLINGTON COUNTY — World Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10, which also marks the beginning of Suicide Prevention Week.
CMHA used $110,400 grant to train staff on suicide prevention, compassion fatigue
GUELPH – The Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo Wellington (CMHAWW) has used $110,400 in funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to train its staff and volunteers for the realities of today.
Here4Hope event offers support for employee mental health
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The County of Wellington, in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo-Wellington, is hosting an event to support workers’ mental health.
Youth hubs holding sessions for parents on how to broach difficult subjects with kids
GUELPH – The Grove Youth Hubs will present an information series for parents and the first topic is often the most difficult for parents to address - How to have tough conversation with your youth on safe sex.
CMHA calls for additional funding to address demand
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ontario Division is calling on the province to increase mental health and addictions funding.
Report: older adults dealing with increased barriers due to pandemic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – A new Vital Focus report details how older adults have been impacted by COVID-19, as the pandemic reaches the two-year mark.