About CMHA The Canadian Mental Health Association is the most extensive and established community mental health organization in Canada. Founded in 1918, CMHA is 103 years old and is one of the longest-serving not-for-profit organizations in the country. CMHA is the only national organization whose work spans the full scope of issues related to mental […]Continue readingAbout CMHA
How to help someone thinking about suicide By Canadian Mental Health Association’s Centre for Suicide Prevention September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to suicide and raise awareness about how suicide can be prevented. People who are considering suicide describe feeling hopeless, burdensome, overwhelmed, stuck, and unable to […]Continue readingHow to Help Someone Thinking About Suicide
May 3, 2021 to May 9, 2021 @ All Day – #GetReal about how you feel. Name it, don’t numb it. These are times of extreme anxiety and stress. But mental health is something we can protect, not just something we can lose. This CMHA Mental Health Week, we focus on how naming, expressing, and dealing with our emotions — the ones we like and the […]Continue readingMental Health Week 2021
Who We Are bc211 is a British Columbia, non-profit organization that provides a free, confidential, multilingual service that links people to resources for help, where and when they need it. We provide information about and referral to a broad range of programs and services, including: basic needs like food and shelter mental health and addictions support legal and financial assistance support for seniors, and much more. […]Continue readingbc211 Information and referrals in BC
November 27, 2020 @ 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm – NOTICE OF Special RESOLUTIONS MEETING OF CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, KAMLOOPS BRANCH This notice is for all voting members who are in good standing with CMHA, Kamloops Notice is hereby given that the Canadian Mental Health Association has given first reading to the following proposed bylaws and bylaw amendments: Amendment to Bylaw #7.17: Remuneration Adding […]Continue readingExtraordinary General Meeting
#MIAW20: There is no health without mental health October 2, 2020 Each October, people across Canada speak up for Mental Illness Awareness Week. This year, it is being marked from October 4 –10. It’s a week of public education and awareness that encourages Canadians to learn about mental illness and share their experiences with it. […]Continue readingMental Illness Awareness Week
Kamloops North Shore BIA CMHA is so thankful for the community support shown to the Kamloops North Shore Christmas purse drive. Patti Phillips said “Such a day of gratitude. Thank you so much to all of my Angel Friends who came to help bring over all of the purses. Deanna B, Acacia, Caroline, Deanna G, […]Continue readingChristmas came early for those in need
May 1, 2020 to September 21, 2020 @ All Day – THANK YOU! When we had to cancel the in-person Ride Don’t Hide this year, we didn’t know what to expect of the next few months. We were facing self-isolation, local businesses closing, and national business starting layoffs. We were facing a tragic loss of funding at a time when the need and demand for CMHA’s […]Continue readingRide Don’t Hide Virtual 2020
How do we stay well in uncertain times? Canadian Mental Health is here to help. To find out more check out our link COVID-19 Stay Well in Uncertain Times Stay Healthy Stay Safe Stay Well CMHA KamloopsContinue readingCOVID-19 Stay Well in Uncertain Times
March 18, 2020 to June 30, 2020 @ All Day – Response to COVID-19 Update from CMHA, Kamloops As we continue to navigate through these uncertain times, we want to provide an update as to what our current programming and services look like. Our main office at 651 Victoria St. remains closed at this time. We continue to work remotely and are available by phone, email and […]Continue readingMessage from CMHA Kamloops ~ COVID-19 NEWS