In February of 2011, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) branches in Sarnia Lambton and Chatham Kent, Ontario merged to form one branch: CMHA Lambton Kent. The merger created a strong branch capable of providing professional mental health experts and additional resources to serve the Lambton Kent region. In Lambton Kent, CMHA provides a wide range of innovative and individualized services as well as community and workplace education to over 7,000 adults and youth each year. CMHA Lambton Kent services are client driven, with an integrated organized approach to meet the needs and choices of people who have been diagnosed with mental illness. CMHA services are divided into three categories: Crisis Intervention and Short Term Services, Integrated Client Services, and Mental Health Promotion. The purpose of these services is to help individuals develop and maintain their capacity to achieve their goals and live as independently as possible in the community, and to develop the personal tools they need to lead meaningful and productive lives.
Land Acknowledgement
CMHA Lambton Kent is dedicated to honouring Indigenous history, culture and traditions and we acknowledge that we live and work on traditional territory.
This sacred land is the subject of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Confederacy of the Ojibwe and allied nations, to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At CMHA Lambton Kent a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace is one where all employees, volunteers, students and clients, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, creed (religion), national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability or any protected ground under the Human Rights Code, feel valued and respected.
We are committed to a non-discriminatory and unbiased approach to inclusion including practice, environment and communication channels.
We respect and value diverse life experiences and cultures and work to ensure that all voices are valued and heard.
CMHA Lambton Kent receives funding from The County of Lambton and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
CMHA Lambton Kent is a proud member of the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health Team and the Sarnia Lambton Ontario Health Team.