On February 26, 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 February 26, 2020
Are you a new mom? Just starting post-secondary school? Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction? Recently lost your job? Going through a divorce? Dealing with chronic pain or a chronic illness? Suffering from the loss of a loved one? This list goes on and on of the types of situations people find themselves in that […]Continue readingFree provincial program now available to help manage depression and anxiety
CMHA Lambton Kent Branch joins Canadians across the country to honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present, for Black History Month in February. The 2020 theme for Black History Month is: “Canadians of African Descent: Going forward, guided by the past.” Inspired by the United Nations’ International Decade for People of African Descent […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates Black History Month
Sarnia, ON February 5, 2020 – The Sarnia Sting and Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton Kent (CMHA Lambton Kent) are teaming up to raise awareness about the importance of mental health when the Sting take on the Kitchener Rangers, Sunday, February 9th at 4:05 PM EST.Continue readingThe Sarnia Sting and CMHA Lambton Kent Team Up to “Talk Today” about Mental Health Awareness
Sarnia-Lambton Showcased at Global Healthcare Conference – Feb 5 Patients and families benefit from integrated suite of tools in mental health and addictions careContinue readingSarnia-Lambton Showcased at Global Healthcare Conference
The early results of a program pairing mental-health workers with police appear positive, one of the community’s leading mental health officials says. Helping curb the number of unnecessary arrests and trips to the emergency room, the Mental Health Engagement Response Team (MHEART) has only made 16 trips to Sarnia’s emergency […]Continue readingMHEART Off to a Good Start
Paula Reaume-Zimmer, the Integrated Vice President of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton Kent [CMHA], has been invited to speak at the World interRAI Conference in Leuven, Belgium.Continue readingLocal mental health approach shared globally
January 29 is Bell Let’s Talk Day, and we’re joining in to help create positive change. One in five Canadians will experience a mental health issue or mental illness in any given year. But we all have mental health that we need to look after. All five in five of us. For 10 years, Canadians and […]Continue readingTaking action for Bell Let’s Talk Day
Whether you refer to it as the back to work blues, the January blues or the winter blues, people often share feeling a little down after the holidays. And while Blue Monday is a myth, research confirms that Canadians are prone to a downward shift in mood in the winter months. A research study in […]Continue readingWinter Blues
New youth centre offering mental health and addictions servicesContinue readingACCESS Open Minds Coming to Downtown Sarnia