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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…
Military Veteran Says The Biggest Battle He’s Had to Fight Is in His Head
Aug 4th, 2015Suffering from PTSD and Depression, Steve Archambault had to face his own darkness on his path of recovery. Military veteran Steve Archambault is someone who knows what it means to…
A Movement of Hope
Jun 30th, 2015Alberta photographer using her lens to shatter the silence of suicide and mental illness, while spreading hope across the nation. On May 15, 2012, the world lost another beautiful young…
My OCD Brain
Jun 16th, 2015Her daily rituals may seem demanding, but to her, it’s just a normal part of life. Calgary writer Heather C. Hudak shares how she thrives in a life governed by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder….
Finding Recovery in a Life-Long Illness
Jun 8th, 2015Calgary journalism student David Morales shares how he is living his life to the full in day-by-day recovery. Life before Schizophrenia was unique in the sense that I was young and I…
Hilary German Recounts her Brother’s 7 Year Battle with Schizoaffective Disorder
Jun 5th, 2015Will German was 19 years old when he experienced a psychotic break that eventually led to a diagnosis of Schizoaffective Disorder. The mental disorder, one that is not well understood…
When You Feel Like Giving Up
Jun 3rd, 2015Calgary’s Ride Don’t Hide committee chair shares the coping methods she has learned throughout her 20-year struggle with Bipolar I Disorder. Candace Watson is proof that when faced with a mental…
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