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Mental Health Week 2016
Apr 6th, 2016Get Loud for CMHA’s 65th Annual Mental Health Week CMHA’s 65th Annual Mental Health Week is fast approaching (May 2-8). And again this year, CMHA is asking Canadians to GET…
Help CMHA Alberta support Bell Let’s Talk Day!
Jan 20th, 2016Help CMHA support Bell Let’s Talk Day! Canadians from coast to coast will join the conversation again this year to help break down the stigma associated with mental illness….
Suicide Prevention: It is Everyone’s Responsibility
Dec 14th, 2015This week Albertans learned about the devastating rise in suicide deaths in our province. It is staggering. Alberta has a high rate to start with (higher than Ontario, for example)….
My Mental Health Newsletter
Dec 5th, 2015In this issue: A letter from David Grauwiler, Executive Director of CMHA, Alberta Division 8 tips for mental wellness during the holidays 4 ways to support mental health this holiday…
CMHA Alberta Annual Report 2014-2015
Sep 29th, 2015Learn how the Canadian Mental Health Association has impacted the lives of Albertans experiencing mental health concerns.
What Albertan’s really need to know about suicide
Jan 7th, 2015The Centre for Suicide Prevention in Calgary focuses on prevention, because prevention is the only solution to suicide. I recently spent a morning with Mara G. the Executive Director of the…
Know the Numbers that will help Albertans
Dec 19th, 2014The Government of Alberta has a range of supports available for Albertans who need help during the Christmas season. The Government of Alberta has a range of supports available for Albertans…
A Visit to the Buffalo
Dec 15th, 2014A tour of CMHA Central Region It was my pleasure to visit Trish M. the Executive Director of CMHA Central Region (Red Deer) last week. CMHA Central Region provides a variety of…
The “Different” Mental Health Worker
Mar 28th, 2014The affection of man’s best friend helped me to survive and face a better day… By Dennis Anderson Many people have made their life’s work, or at least have committed…
Not meeting family and society’s expectations doesn’t equal an unfulfilled life…
Mar 27th, 2014Being diagnosed with a mental illness doesn’t mean your life is over… By Austin Mardon Expectations – we all have them. We have expectations about how our lives will be; about how…
The Other Family…
Mar 8th, 2014Let’s consider both sides of a preventable tragedy…. by Austin Mardon, C.M. Another day, and another story on the news about someone who has committed a horrific act. The stabbings at…
Living a full life, despite a diagnosis with mental illness…
Feb 12th, 2014I often get asked how I have done so well in life, even though I live with the diagnosis of schizophrenia. BY AUSTIN MARDON I often get asked how I have…