Every March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an event that provides an opportunity to recognize the resilience and accomplishments of the transgender community. A transgender person is someone whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth. CMHA Lambton Kent stands with our transgender community and recognizes the prejudices […]Continue readingCMHA supports transgender community on International Transgender Day of Visibility
Thank you to the HUB International Sarnia Staff and the Barry & Erika Hogan Family Fund for raising $1,000 through staff workplace events! This donation helps to support our Preventive Education Program which enhances the public’s general understanding of mental illness and promotes emotional wellness in our schools, workplaces, and the community as a whole!Continue readingHUB International Sarnia donates $1,000 to CMHA Lambton Kent!
Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton Kent Branch is currently recruiting new Board members! If you have an interest in mental health and wish to make a difference at the board level, we’d love to hear from you. The application instructions are in this link: CMHA Board Recruitment, or by contacting Cheryl Riedstra at CMHA LK at […]Continue readingJoin our Board of Directors!
On this third National Day of Observance for COVID-19, CMHA Lambton Kent is reflecting on the lives lost and impacted by the pandemic, and reminding our community that mental health and addictions resources are available for those who continue to be affected by grief, loss, isolation, loneliness and other challenges brought about by COVID-19. On […]Continue readingCMHA recognizes National Day of Observance for COVID-19
On March 8, CMHA Lambton Kent joins individuals and organizations around the world to #EmbraceEquity in celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), an annual event held to mark the social, economic and political achievements of women. #EmbraceEquity is the theme for IWD 2023. The IWD organizers are highlighting the need to talk about why […]Continue readingCMHA encourages you to #EmbraceEquity this International Women’s Day
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Lambton Kent is joining others across Canada this week in honouring and recognizing the diligence, dedication and importance of social workers. March 6-10 is National Social Work Week. Social workers are a critical part to the supports and services provided through CMHA Lambton Kent as well as many other community-based […]Continue readingCMHA Lambton Kent recognizes National Social Work Week
Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton-Kent joins Ontarians in recognizing Monday, March 6 as Black Mental Health Day to help raise awareness of historic inequities and unequal outcomes in the mental health and addictions system that continue to persist today. In March 2020, the provincial government passed Bill 178, Black Mental Health Day Act, 2020, to […]Continue readingBlack Mental Health Day
With the recent increase in marketing and availability of online gambling in Ontario, opportunities for gambling are more accessible than ever. While gambling is a recreational activity for most, it can also develop into a problem for some. March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, an annual event to increase public awareness of problem gambling and […]Continue readingThis Problem Gambling Awareness Month, recognize the warning signs to minimize negative impact
Each year on the last Wednesday in February, individuals and organizations around the world come together to recognize Pink Shirt Day to promote anti-bullying initiatives. CKNW Kids’ Fund’s Pink Shirt Day aims to raise awareness of bullying in schools, workplaces, homes, and online, as well as raise funds to support programs that foster children’s healthy […]Continue readingCMHA supports Pink Shirt Day
On February 15, 2023, CMHA Lambton Kent joins Canadians across the country in celebrating Canada’s Agriculture Day and showing our support for the people that make our agriculture industry possible. Mental health in the agriculture industry is a topic of growing concern. The many constant demands, pressures, and time constraints that come with this line […]Continue readingCMHA celebrates Canada’s Agricultural Day and reminds farmers of supports available