WELLINGTON COUNTY – With substance use on the rise, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) is actively engaging in working with the community to create change while reducing the stigma surrounding addiction.
Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington
CHMA hosts workshop on how to recognize mental health decline
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) is hosting a two-day virtual workshop on how to provide support to individuals who may be experiencing a decline in their mental health.
‘It’s not a weak thing, it’s a human thing:’ CMHA launching ‘Stories4Hope’ podcast
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As part of this year’s Here4Hope community campaign, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) is launching a podcast series to engage the community in the topics of mental health, mental illness and suicide.
CMHA workers to be stationed at U of G to help those facing mental health crisis
GUELPH - A pilot project is launching Oct. 21 between the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington and the University of Guelph that will see an IMPACT worker on campus to provide afterhours mental health support for students.
CMHA staff must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 16
GUELPH – After consultation with staff, health care partners, and the community, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHAWW) will require all of its employees, volunteers, students, board members and external contractors to be fully vaccinated “to ensure the strongest level o
CMHA WW donates 250 mask cases to local organizations on World Suicide Prevention Day
GUELPH – Masks of Kindness, a CMHA WW-led initiative, donated 250 facemask cases to local organizations on World Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10.
CMHA experiences increase in demand for IMPACT program during pandemic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) continues to see an increase in calls, specifically for its IMPACT program.
Vaxxed versus unvaxxed battle heats up on the home front
GUELPH – The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHAWW) is bracing for the next mental health surge – the rift that’s forming in families and workplaces where there’s a mix of members vaccinated and unvaccinated against COVID-19.
Town of Erin welcomes grand opening of Main Place Youth Centre
ERIN – The Town of Erin welcomed the grand opening of the Main Place Youth Centre, a space for youth to find access to recreational activities and mental health resources.
Everton man donates $50 million to build mental health, addictions centre for youth
GUELPH – Helen Fishburn said she was still experiencing a “joy hangover” the day after the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHAWW) broke ground on a new facility in Guelph that will be dedicated to providing mental health services to children and youth.
Federal funding allows for more staffing of local mental health crisis lines
GUELPH - Compass Community Services and Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington received a collective $400,000 in federal funds, supporting phone-in mental health services.
Mental health calls for IMPACT clinicians up during pandemic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Stress, isolation, job losses and exhausted relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mental health calls for the Waterloo Wellington Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team (IMPACT).
COVID-19 taking mental health toll, even as vaccines rolling out
GUELPH – Vaccination against COVID-19 is both a shining light and a looming fear for the public, a panel of health experts heard at a public forum on June 1.
Experts call on governments to address wait times for mental health services
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Mental health experts throughout Ontario are calling on the province to take immediate action to help reduce wait times for access to mental health care.
Calls to support lines surge as pandemic continues to take toll on mental health
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Experts say Canadians’ mental health has been put to the test, with stress, anxiety and depression at all-time highs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.