Health Canada Provides $2M to Support Mental Health Project for Post-Secondary Students May 6, 2022 | Fredericton, NB | Health Canada Post-secondary students are among those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, with social isolation, virtual learning challenges, job insecurity, and financial hardship having a profound impact on their mental health and well-being. Since the […]Continue readingHealth Canada Provides $2M to Support Mental Health Project for Post-Secondary Students
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Only 15% of Atlantic Canadians are feeling empathetic, down markedly from two years ago

Only 15% of Atlantic Canadians are feeling empathetic, down markedly from two years ago CMHA and UBC release new data on empathy and challenged relationships Fredericton (NB), May 2, 2022 – Just as Atlantic Canadians are experiencing pandemic fatigue after two long years, research suggests that Atlantic Canada may also be experiencing “empathy fatigue.” The […]Continue readingOnly 15% of Atlantic Canadians are feeling empathetic, down markedly from two years ago
Join us for Exploring Empathy: A Canadian Conversation

Join us for Exploring Empathy: A Canadian Conversation Join us to kick off CMHA Mental Health Week on May 2 at 1pm AST with a virtual conversation exploring empathy with three very passionate speakers and advocates. Join Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, award-winning humanitarian and CMHA National Volunteer; Michael Landsberg, Mental Health Speaker & Founder of #SickNotWeak; […]Continue readingJoin us for Exploring Empathy: A Canadian Conversation
Sleep Country raises awareness about sleep’s connection to mental health this World Sleep Day
Sleep Country raises awareness about sleep’s connection to mental health this World Sleep Day A portion of proceeds from all sales on World Sleep Day will be donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association to enable better sleep and wellbeing (TORONTO, ON) – March 14, 2022 – Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. (“Sleep Country” or […]Continue readingSleep Country raises awareness about sleep’s connection to mental health this World Sleep Day
Most Canadians worry COVID will never go away

Most Canadians worry COVID will never go away New research shows chronic stress taking toll on individuals and organizations Mar. 1, 2022 – 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 […]Continue readingMost Canadians worry COVID will never go away
CMHA welcomes Sophie Grégoire Trudeau as National Volunteer
CMHA welcomes Sophie Grégoire Trudeau as National Volunteer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO (ONTARIO) February 1, 2022 – We at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) are thrilled to welcome Sophie Grégoire Trudeau as our first National Volunteer. In this role, Sophie will build on her long history as a mental health advocate to help promote […]Continue readingCMHA welcomes Sophie Grégoire Trudeau as National Volunteer
Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2022

This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week – help us raise awareness about #EatingDisorders, and remember: all bodies are good bodies, and you can have health at every size. #HAES #EDAW2022 https://nedic.ca/health-promotion-prevention/
Service, Courage and Sacrifice – at home, around the world and across generations – Remembrance Day | November 11, 2021
Service, Courage and Sacrifice – at home, around the world and across generations. Remembrance Day | November 11, 2021 Veterans and their families experience unique #MentalHealth issues. Like and share to help us circulate these resources from @VeteransENG_CA https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/mentalhealth #CanadaRemembers
Weston Family Foundation donates $3 million to the Canadian Mental Health Association to support the mental health of youth and underserved populations
Toronto, ON. October 13, 2021 – The Weston Family Foundation is donating $3 million to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) to expand access to BounceBack, a free, guided mental health self-help program. The funding will extend the program for an additional three years and help BounceBack better meet the specific needs of youth and […]Continue readingWeston Family Foundation donates $3 million to the Canadian Mental Health Association to support the mental health of youth and underserved populations
Canadian Mental Health Association on Reconciliation and mental health

Toronto, ON June 21, 2021: The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is deeply troubled by the findings of the remains of 215 children in unmarked and undocumented graves at a residential school in Kamloops, BC. We extend our deepest condolences to those who are grieving and for whom this news reawakens or compounds pain and […]Continue readingCanadian Mental Health Association on Reconciliation and mental health