Tag: mental health
After friend’s suicide, teen cadet launches mental-health first aid push
After losing a fellow sea cadet to suicide in 2016, Ronnie Hannon set out to help others struggling with mental health.
Woodstock police designate officer to handle mental health calls, training
In a bid to address rising mental health-related issues in Woodstock, the city’s police service has created a designated officer to offer training and respond to calls involving people in crisis or suffering from mental illness. Woodstock police recently created a community engagement officer in response to an increasing number of calls related to mental health and […]
Community engagement officer added to Woodstock Police Service
The Woodstock Police Service has created a new role within its police force to help address a growing number of mental health and crisis-related service calls.
New mental health supports for farmers fill need, gap
Ontario’s largest agricultural group has partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association to make mental health supports more accessible to the agriculture community, a move applauded by some Southwestern Ontario farmers.
Canada to adopt 988 line for mental health crises
Canadians experiencing a mental health issue will soon have an easy-to-remember number to call and connect with a trained professional.