CMHA has created a resource with simple ideas to help you feel better. Each tip only takes 15 minutes and is designed to help boost your mental, emotional, physical, social or spiritual health.
https://www.cmha-east.on.ca/index.php/en/
CMHA Supports International Transgender Day of Visibility
On March 31, CMHA Champlain East celebrates International Transgender Day of Visibility, an event recognizing 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 Champlain East stands with our transgender community and acknowledges the discrimination and obstacles they still encounter in society. In fact, World Health Organization stopped designating "transsexualism" as a mental disorder only four years ago. Transgender people are present across all age groups, with a significant proportion being young adults who often face challenges in accessing appropriate healthcare services, including hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgeries.
Read more ...CMHA recognizes March as Problem Gambling Month
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, an annual initiative to raise public awareness about the potential harms from gambling through prevention, treatment, referral and recovery services. With the increasing prevalence and access to online gambling - especially with online poker and sports betting - having a better understanding of the signs and symptoms that separate recreational and problem gambling can be helpful to those struggling with gambling, their loved ones and our community as a whole.
Dopamine, a neurotransmitter which is part of our brains’ reward system, is released in large amounts when gambling in much the same way as when using drugs/alcohol. The brain learns which substance/behavior produces that reaction and then seeks it out. Your brain can become dependent on gambling in a similar way it can become dependent on substances; while many people gamble recreationally, for some gambling can become problematic.
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Cornwall Sessions | Hawkesbury Sessions | |
Anger Solutions TM Starting March 5th, 2024 |
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Starting February 20th, 2024 |
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Self-Esteem Starting May 30th, 2024 |
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Buried in Treasures Starting March 6th, 2024 |
LivingWorks Start
Learn life-saving skills anytime, anywhere. In just 90 minutes online, LivingWorks Start teaches trainees to recognize when someone is thinking about suicide and connect them to help and support.
CMHA Champlain East is providing complimentary* (Free) LivingWorks Start online suicide prevention training; sponsored by the Suicide Prevention Coalition Champlain East. Here is the link for more details: LivingWorks Start information. This online training is currently only available in English. This is a beginners suicide prevention training intended for those that have not taken the safeTALK or ASIST.
Please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. full name and email address should you be interested. The training will be sent directly from LivingWorks.
* First come first serve, while quantities last.
CMHA has created a resource with simple ideas to help you feel better. Each tip only takes 15 minutes and is designed to help boost your mental, emotional, physical, social or spiritual health.
https://www.cmha-east.on.ca/index.php/en/
In Crisis? Call the Mental Health Helpline at 1-866-531-2600 or find your local CMHA branch.
Please note that all offices and resource centres
will be CLOSED Friday March 29th and Monday April 1st for Easter weekend and will
reopen Tuesday April 2nd for regular business hours.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Veuillez noter que tous les bureaux ainsi que les centres de ressource
seront FERMÉS vendredi le 29 mars et lundi le 1er avril pour la find de semaine de Pâque et
réouvrira mardi le 2 avril pour les heures régulières.
Nous sommes désolés de l'inconvénient.