Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) supports access to a universal basic income that aligns with four core principles: human rights, equitable […] Continue readingNow is the time for universal basic income
A new toolkit is now available to support employers and employees in navigating the mental health implications of returning to physical […] Continue readingNew CMHA toolkit supports employees, employers with planning psychologically-safe return to the workplace
Back-to-school nerves at the end of summer are expected every year. However, parents and children alike are experiencing a unique set of anxieties […] Continue readingA Parent’s Guide to Back to School During COVID-19
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Alberta Division works in partnership with OSI-CAN, an organization facilitating peer support and […] Continue readingA paramedic’s experience during the COVID-19 pandemic
Depression Survey Add your voice to CMHA’s depression research. Are you a Canadian diagnosed with depression? Have you tried two or more medications […] Continue readingMajor Depressive Disorder (MDD) Research Project
With coronavirus (COVID-19) now officially being called a pandemic by the World Health Organization, public fear and anxiety are on the rise. It is […] Continue readingCOVID-19 Outbreak – Protecting Your Mental Health
Master Corporal Lorraine Marler lives with PTSD. She served overseas in 2008, working for Police Observer Mentor Liaison Team (POMLET) with the Canadian Armed Forces and Afghan police to secure compounds.
“I think of my mental health like an ocean. I envision the levels of the sea to navigate where I’m at. When I’m in my darkest hour, I’m sucked under the ocean floor. And at my best, I’m sitting on the surface with a margarita in hand.” Jay, a firefighter in Edmonton, describes.
“Many of the teens who come through our doors have attempted suicide, thought about suicide, engaged in self-harming behaviours, are struggling with addictions, or they are struggling with a mental illness,” she says.
He recalls crossing the threshold into the psych ward. “My life wasn’t over when I crossed that threshold, it just changed dramatically. It’s like climate change, it doesn’t end, it just changes. Rain falls in new places and it’s warmer in other places.”
Gord was nine years old when his father died by suicide. Gord was a shy child, and after his father died, he retreated even more. He put on a brave face and took on more family responsibilities, but family members worried. He had lost both his father and grandfather to suicide.
Alzheimer's always cast a long shadow in my mother's life because her mother and grandmother had both suffered from it and, ultimately, so did she," says Jennifer. Jennifer's mother was diagnosed at age 70 and she passed away three years later.
Dheny is an articulate 25 year-old Mount Royal University graduate with an endearing, self-deprecating sense of humour. You would never guess she's been struggling with anxiety and depression since she was a child.
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division is excited to announce the new Chair of the […] Continue readingAnnouncement: CMHA, Alberta Division Board Chair
