2008 Press Releases
December 9, 2008 | PDF| HTML
Canadian Mental Health Association Offers Ten Tips for Holiday Peace of Mind
Peace of mind during the holidays can be hard for most everyone. It can be particularly difficult for those who are already vulnerable, including people with mental illness. Some of the best ways to deal with added stress around the holiday season, including wrestling with stresses around the struggling economy, are common sense strategies...
June 26, 2008 | PDF| HTML
Canadian Mental Health Association launches new program in the Interior to support emotional well-being of people with chronic conditions
Five Interior-region branches of CMHA—100 Mile House, Kamloops, Kelowna, Salmon Arm and Vernon—are the first to launch a new two-year program to help people with chronic physical conditions better cope with low mood and anxiety. The program, Bounce Back: Reclaim Your Health, will be delivered in close collaboration with primary care practices and is funded by a $6-million grant from the Ministry of Health Services, first announced during Mental Health Week last year. Bounce Back focuses on self-help skills to improve emotional well-being...
Clarification re: Bounce Back Program Mentioned Province newspaper
CMHA BC's executive director Bev Gutray praises the coverage of mental health issues, and in particular suicide in the Province newspaper, but also clarifies that CMHA BC's Bounce Back program which was mentioned in the article, is in fact a primary care project aimed at improving the mental health of people with chronic conditons who have mild anxiety or depression.
Canadian Mental Health Association kicks off annual Mental Health Week with a call to improve work/life balance
Work/Life Balance: Make it your business, urges the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) which launches its 57th annual Mental Health Week, May 5th to May 11th, across BC and Canada....
Taser Use Not a Black and White Issue: Canadian Mental Health Association's BC Division Releases Policy Position on Use of Police Force during Mental Health Crises
CMHA BC Division has just released a formal policy position on police use of force in relation to people with mental illness. The document is intended to contribute to ongoing discussion, most notably over whether or not police should be using "conducted energy weapons" (commonly called Tasers)...
Have a mental illness and thinking of higher education? The Lorne Fraser Educational Fund may be able to help. April 25th Deadline
April is a time for university/college students to stress over final exams and look forward to a semester break. But at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), for many adults with a mental illness, this month is the time to look forward to returning to higher education as April 25th marks the application deadline for the Lorne Fraser Educational Fund...
