More than one in five people say pandemic recovery is their top issue this election which is why Canadian Mental Health Association CMHA Muskoka-Parry Sound urges parties to think about increased access to mental health and addictions care the same way as lowering taxes, growing the economy and building schools. People have been waiting far […]Continue readingPandemic recovery includes mental health and addictions care for all Ontarians
CMHA recognizes Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) Content warning: This message refers to colonial and gender-based violence. CMHA Muskoka-Parry Sound recognizes today, May 5, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) […]Continue readingCMHA recognizes Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S)
CMHA urges voters to “choose” mental health and addictions care The province is less than 40 days away from electing its next government and a new campaign from CMHA branches in Ontario is encouraging voters to put one topic at the top of their election wish list: mental health and addictions care. CMHA’s “I […]Continue readingCMHA urges voters to “choose” mental health and addictions care
Only 13% of Canadians are feeling empathetic, down markedly from two years ago CMHA and UBC release new data on empathy and challenged relationships Toronto, ON (May 2, 2022) – Just as Canadians are experiencing pandemic fatigue after two long years, research suggests that Canadians may also be experiencing “empathy fatigue.” The latest survey conducted […]Continue reading71st Annual Mental Health Week May 2-8, 2022
Canadian Mental Health Association Muskoka-Parry Sound (CMHA MPS) is pleased to announce the branch has been awarded Accreditation with Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada. Accreditation Canada is an independent, not-for-profit organization that has been Canada’s trusted accrediting body for health care organizations for more than 60 years. Accreditation is a process where organizations measure themselves […]Continue readingCMHA Muskoka – Parry Sound awarded Accreditation with Exemplary Standing
CMHA Muskoka-Parry Sound joins individuals and organizations across the country in celebrating National Caregiver Day. National Caregiver Day is intended to honour caregivers — the millions of parents, children, siblings, spouses and friends who provide unpaid care to support someone with a diminishing physical ability, a debilitating cognitive condition or a chronic life-limiting illness. […]Continue readingCMHA Celebrates National Caregiver Day
On March 8, CMHA Muskoka-Parry Sound joins individuals and organizations around the world in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022, an annual event held to mark the social, economic and political achievements of women. The theme of IWD 2022 is #BreakTheBias, which highlights the need to actively call out gender bias, discrimination and stereotyping. Whether […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates International Women’s Day 2022
Sharing this article from CMHA National https://cmha.ca/news-release-round-4-covid-19-research/ https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/03/01/2394370/0/en/Most-Canadians-worry-COVID-will-never-go-away.htmlContinue readingMost Canadians worry COVID will never go away
Pandemic highlights need for community mental health and addictions care: CMHA, Ontario pre-budget submission Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division is calling out chronic underfunding and pandemic-related strain on the community-based mental health and addictions sector in its 2022 pre-budget submission to provincial government. The pandemic has further highlighted the need to prioritize mental […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario Pre-Budget Submission