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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January 28 is Bell Let’s Talk Day

Bell Let’s Talk Day 2021 What started as a small, but driven initiative in September 2010 has ...
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Blue Monday Is A Myth—What You’re Feeling Is Real

The ‘Blue Monday’ Myth The infamous ‘Blue Monday’ falls annually on the thir...
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December 1, 2020 is #GivingTuesday

We Need Your Support This Holiday Season 2020 will go down in history as a year when the world as we...
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October 5 is National Depression Screening Day

Normalizing Depression on National Depression Screening Day As a part of their initiative to create ...
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What is a Safety Plan and How Can It Prevent Suicide?

While some people who consider suicide do so fleetingly or only once in their lives, others experien...
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CMHA Calgary Celebrates National Indigenous People’s Day!

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebra...
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YouthSMART – Pink Shirt Day 2019

Pink Shirt Day began when a few high school students decided to start a protest, while wearing pink ...
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#BellLetsTalk: Why I Didn’t Tell My Boss I Have Bipolar Disorder–Until Now

We’ve made progress on destigmatizing mental illness in recent years. I’ve made strides ...
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October 18, 2018 is Global Peer Support Day!

Celebrating Peer Support across the globe Living with a mental illness can make you feel isolated. T...
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