Sometimes the best way to help is to make people feel seen and heard. That’s why CMHA is bringing Canadians together for a nationwide conversation on May 2 at 12 pm EST to kick off Mental Health Week. Mental Health Week is a Canadian tradition, with communities, schools and workplaces rallying to celebrate, protect and […]Continue readingSave the Date for our nationwide Mental Health Week event!
Aujourd’hui, l’ACSM Algoma se joindra à la population et aux organismes de tout le pays pour célébrer la Journée nationale des proches aidants. La Journée nationale des proches aidants vise à rendre hommage aux aidants naturels — les millions de parents, d’enfants, de frères et de sœurs, de conjoints et d’amis qui prodiguent des soins […]Continue readingL’ACSM célèbre la Journée nationale des proches aidants
Today, CMHA Algoma 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. According […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates National Caregiver Day
On March 8, CMHA Algoma 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 deliberate […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates International Women’s Day 2022
Le 8 mars, l’ACSM Algoma se joint à la population et aux organisations du monde entier pour célébrer la Journée internationale des femmes (JIF) 2022, un événement annuel visant à souligner les réalisations sociales, économiques et politiques des femmes. Le thème de la JIF 2022 est #BrisezLesPréjugés. Ce thème souligne la nécessité de dénoncer activement les […]Continue readingL’ACSM célèbre la Journée internationale des femmes 2022
Firefighters are exposed to some of the greatest psychosocial risks of any profession. Research has shown that the risks and responsibilities they shoulder have a significant impact on their well-being and on their families. These challenges have only been exacerbated by the additional pressures brought on by COVID-19, including social isolation, increased risk of infection, […]Continue readingResilient Minds
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, an annual event to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment and recovery services. Gambling is a leisure activity that may occur over a continuum, ranging from casual social gambling, with no harm caused, to pathological gambling, with serious harmful consequences for the individual […]Continue readingCMHA recognizes Problem Gambling Awareness Month
Le 23 février, des personnes et des organisations de tout le pays s’uniront pour célébrer la Journée du chandail rose, une campagne annuelle de lutte contre l’intimidation. L’intimidation est une forme d’agression caractérisée par un déséquilibre de pouvoir; la personne qui intimide a du pouvoir sur la personne qui se fait intimider. Outre les traumatismes physiques […]Continue readingL’ACSM appuie la Journée du chandail rose
On February 23, individuals and organizations across the country will come together to celebrate Pink Shirt Day, an annual anti-bullying campaign. Bullying is a form of aggression where there is a power imbalance; the person doing the bullying has power over the person being victimized. In additional to any physical trauma incurred, bullying can result […]Continue readingCMHA supports Pink Shirt Day
The Ontario government is inviting members of the public to provide their input and suggestions to help build the 2022 Ontario budget. The deadline to participate has been extended to February 21, 2022. You can participate in a few ways including taking the online survey, sending a written submission to submissions@ontario.ca or mailing your submission […]Continue readingShare your ideas: Help build the 2022 Ontario Budget and our province’s future