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#EDAW2019 – Eating Disorders Can’t Afford to Wait
Feb 1st, 2019Annually, across Canada, February 1 – 7 has been proclaimed Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW). EDAW is a collective effort, with organizations across the country, led by a partnership of…
#BellLetsTalk: Why I Didn’t Tell My Boss I Have Bipolar Disorder–Until Now
Jan 30th, 2019We’ve made progress on destigmatizing mental illness in recent years. I’ve made strides of my own, and the conversations I’ve had with friends and colleagues have given me not just…
Post-Mount Kilimanjaro Climb – Jean-Francois’ Story
Jan 10th, 2019I had the pleasure to climb Mt Kilimanjaro 5895m (Tanzania, Africa) and I reached the summit on December 12th, 2018, at 7:30 am. As part of my project, my dream…
Everyone is Different – Mizze’s Story
Jan 2nd, 2019My biological mother decided to send me to her parents in Halifax Nova Scotia because she couldn’t care enough for me as she struggled heavily with addiction. For the first…
October 18, 2018 is Global Peer Support Day!
Oct 18th, 2018Celebrating Peer Support across the globe Living with a mental illness can make you feel isolated. The stigma associated with mental illness doesn’t help, either. The typical route to recovery…
You Can Help Someone Who Is Thinking About Suicide
Sep 10th, 2018Today is September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day. This is the one day a year focused solely on awareness around the issue of suicide and its prevention and this year,…
Post-Mount Denali Climb – Jean-Francois’ Story
Sep 4th, 2018It is hard to describe such a powerful experience with the right words. I have been dreaming for the last fifteen years of climbing high mountains and to take part in a mountaineering expedition. It took us almost a year of…
International Overdose Awareness Day – Katherine’s Story
Aug 31st, 2018My daughter Angelina, was a gifted and anxious girl. Maybe it’s the gifted who are challenged the most in this life. We spent many years in throes of her addiction…
International Overdose Awareness Day #CMHA100
Aug 31st, 2018The tragedy of overdose death is preventable The Canadian Mental Health Association joins people and organizations around the world to mark International Overdose Awareness Day, a global event held each…
#WhyIRide – Kyle’s Story
Jun 21st, 2018My name is Kyle Patterson from Calgary, Alberta and I have suffered from mental health issues for most of my 25-year life. Anxiety and depression took over my life at…
#WhyIRide – Calgary Inferno, Jacquie’s Story
Jun 20th, 2018When we were 11, I remember my coach, an ex-marine, telling us that if we were injured enough to cause a stoppage of play, then we better require a stretcher…
Celebrity Suicide Deaths – Preventing “Contagion”
Jun 14th, 2018By Canadian Mental Health Association’s Centre for Suicide Prevention In our culture, we are mostly silent about suicide. But when celebrities die by suicide–as Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain did…
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