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#WhyIRide: Sheri’s Story
Jun 22nd, 2016This is my first year participating in Ride Don’t Hide. To be honest, it is totally new to me – the Ride, but not the stigma that is associated with…
#WhyIRide: Mark’s Story
Jun 8th, 2016“Last year I had the largest Ride Don’t Hide team in Canada with over 130 members. It was a lot of my friends bringing their friends and family to support…
#WhyIRide: Blaine’s Story
Jun 1st, 2016Blaine Chicoine is riding on June 26th to fulfill the last wish of his beautiful wife, Rose: support mental health. Rose suffered three bouts of depression before succumbing to the…
#WhyIRide: Anastasia’s Story
May 18th, 2016Anastasia Bucsis is a Canadian long track speed skater and competed at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. She is the Ambassador for the 2016…
Laid Off? How to Maintain Your Mental Health
Mar 23rd, 2016Many Albertans are losing their jobs in the current economic downturn. The impacts of job loss are far more than just a matter of lost income. For many people job loss generates…
Settling Down: One Man’s Story of Challenges, Support and Acceptance
Jan 13th, 2016After spending most of his childhood in the foster care system and then becoming homeless, Michael was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 21 When Michael’s parents divorced around the time…
Strategies For Surviving the Holidays After a Loss by Suicide
Dec 21st, 2015For most, Christmas is a beautiful time of year to be shared with loved ones, but for someone who has experienced a loss by suicide, it can be an extremely…
Help Support Calgary Families This Holiday Season
Dec 1st, 2015Charlotte Groarke hopes that you will consider helping CMHA provide support to Calgary families this holiday season. Winter in Calgary marks the beginning of the most celebrated time of year…
Healing Through Art
Nov 10th, 2015Visual artist Paula Timm shares the healing power of art and creativity on her journey of mental and physical recovery. Although life-changing events are often wrought with a great deal of…
Children and Suicide Loss: Five Things For Caregivers To Know
Nov 5th, 2015For a child grieving a loss to suicide, support from parents and other caregivers can make all the difference Suicide is a trauma that doesn’t discriminate. It affects individuals and…
Calgary Man Shares His Mental Health Journey In Hopes of Inspiring Others
Aug 25th, 2015Michael Hobin finds fulfillment in sharing his struggle with schizophrenia in hopes of helping others dealing with mental health challenges. “Being a role model for someone else, that’s why I get…
Dusk Till Dawn Ink Supports Local Mental Health Through Semi-Colon Project
Aug 17th, 2015A local tattoo shop raised $2,050 in support of CMHA Calgary Region through the semi-colon project. Fundraising campaigns usually have a personal element – a connection which fuels the energy…
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