A Dollar A Day Foundation co-founders and Dollar-A-Dayers Brendan Paddick and Alan Doyle presented a $15,000 donation to the Mental Health Engagement and Response Team mobile crisis intervention program, to support their continuing work on the frontlines of mental health and addictions.Continue readingA Dollar A Day Foundation Presents Donation to MHEART
Les Canadiens d’un océan à l’autre prendront encore part à la conversation cette année pour éliminer la stigmatisation associée à la maladie mentale.Continue readingAidez l’ACSM à appuyer la Journée Bell Cause pour la cause!
Whether you refer to it as the back to work blues, the January blues or the winter blues, people often share feeling a little down after the holidays. And while Blue Monday is a myth, research confirms that Canadians are prone to a downward shift in mood in the winter months. A research study in […]Continue readingCMHA Oxford offers tips to help with the winter blues
The second week of October brings with it the reminder that millions of Canadians live with mental illnesses every day. Oct 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 readingCMHA Oxford recognizes Mental Illness Awareness Week
The CMHA joins the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) in inviting all individuals and communities to find a way to recognize and support World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) on September 10th. It can be as simple as sending a message to those who are in despair, those who are grieving, and those who are […]Continue readingCMHA recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day
Clara has struggled with depression and anxiety since she was a girl. She struggled to find help in school, and later at work. She was placed onto waitlists, and then waited. And waited. The help never came. “I have lived in the dark for years. I have nowhere to turn.” Let’s rewrite Clara’s story: Clara […]Continue readingGive to rewrite the mental health story
The latest edition of Bell Let’s Talk took over the Twitterverse and airwaves on January 27, and the one-day stigma-busting campaign didn’t disappoint.Continue readingLe Bell Cause fait parler les gens
Over 190 women, men, and youth from Oxford County and beyond came together on September 27th at South Gate Centre in Woodstock for Women & Wellness Oxford County’s 5th Annual Fundraiser to hear inspiring stories of hope, recovery, and resilience while showing support in eliminating stigma surrounding mental illness and addictions. Guest speakers Betty & […]Continue readingWomen & Wellness Oxford County’s 5th Annual Fundraiser a sold-out success