CMHA Calgary's Blog

CMHA Calgary’s mental health blog aims to raise awareness, provide hope, build community, and promote mental wellness through personal stories, mental health tips and information, expert opinions and community insights.

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Celebrity Suicide Deaths – Preventing “Contagion”

By Canadian Mental Health Association’s Centre for Suicide Prevention In our culture, we are mos...
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#WhyIRide – Calgary Inferno, Erica’s Story

Take a pen and write this down Draw something that can’t be found And learn to walk again some...
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#WhyIRide – Samara’s Story

I started in Ride Don’t Hide last summer after a difficult, but worthwhile, road of recovery. In t...
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Getting the message out on mental health, one pedal at a time – The Star Calgary

Getting the message out on mental health, one pedal at a time It took a long time for 23-year-old ...
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Canmore man prepares to scale seven summits to raise mental health awareness – Toronto Star

Canmore man prepares to scale seven summits to raise mental health awareness – The Star Calgar...
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Mental health ‘recovery college’ opens in downtown Calgary – CBC Calgary

Mental health ‘recovery college’ opens in downtown Calgary On Tuesday, the Calgary cha...
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First of its kind in Alberta mental health centre opens in Calgary – Global News

First of its kind in Alberta mental health centre opens in Calgary On Tuesday, a brand new mental he...
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Keep Going – Jennifer Leslie’s Story

Jennifer Leslie spent years in a state of constant struggle with finding her dream job. It was not t...
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Being Creative Has Helped Me Feel Good About Myself – Gary’s Story

My name is Gary H Kleiner, and I’m a blessed person today. I’m blessed because my plan to die di...
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