Tag: Canadian Mental Health Association
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Baranyai: Limits on gambling ads only part of the solution
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Every March, when my grandmother was alive, our family gathered to watch the Academy Awards.
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Push-Up Challenge raised thousands for mental health support
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Grey-Bruce residents who took the national Push-Up Challenge raised more than $33,000 for mental health support this month. The event challenged participants to do 2,000 push-ups between Feb. 1 and 23. As a result, more than 49,000 Canadians raised $2.4 million for the Canadian Mental Health Association. Collectively, they did 44.8 million push-ups, the event…
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30-person supportive housing facility on brink, seeks $300K city hall bailout
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A supportive housing project in downtown London needs a six-figure cash infusion and a new manager to keep it from falling into receivership, city hall officials say. Monday, city council’s community and protective services committee will receive a staff report recommending local taxpayers fork over $300,000 to the supportive housing facility at 446 King St.,…
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‘No place to go’: Motel dwellers fear homeless hub will force them out
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In an unfortunate paradox, London’s groundbreaking plan to tackle its homelessness crisis risks displacing residents of a small inn, who worry they’ll be left homeless themselves.
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Bruce Power donates $50,000 to mark Mental Health Awareness Month
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To mark Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Bruce Power has donated more than $50,000 to a number of organizations that support mental health and help ensure people can get the assistance they need. “We recognize that mental health is a key part of one’s overall health and that those affected by mental health issues…
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Bruce Power donates $50,000 to mark Mental Health Awareness Month
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To mark Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Bruce Power has donated more than $50,000 to a number of organizations that support mental health and help ensure people can get the assistance they need. “We recognize that mental health is a key part of one’s overall health and that those affected by mental health issues…
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Agencies team up to help local teens, young adults access addiction help
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Southwestern Ontario teens and young adults now have access to free, online addiction counseling through a partnership by two local Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) branches.
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Smart devices improve health, keep severely ill out of hospitals: London study
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Equipping severely ill people with smart home devices helps improve their health and lifestyles, and keeps them out of hospital beds, a new study by London researchers says.
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Registrations now open for supportive parenting group aimed at fathers
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Following a brief pandemic-induced pause, registration for the winter 2023 My Dad’s Group session is now open. The program aims to foster communication and supportive connections between dads in the community in order to improve parenting skills and share advice. This year, the program offers two group locations, one in Owen Sound and one in…
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After friend’s suicide, teen cadet launches mental-health first aid push
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After losing a fellow sea cadet to suicide in 2016, Ronnie Hannon set out to help others struggling with mental health.