CMHA BC Division
905 1130 West Pender Street V6E 4A4 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Family Caregivers, Inc. Caregivers Out Loud podcast explores the ways in which the role of a caregiver can be both rewarding while also emotionally, psychologically, and physically taxing. The latest episode discusses caregiver grief and loss. Check out the series! https://buff.ly/2V9PzO5

Today we're celebrating our re-accreditation by @ImagineCanada’s #StandardsProgram. Our commitment to excellence in 5 key operational areas https://bit.ly/3uCEyoo

Happy #NationalSocialWorkMonth and THANK YOU to all dedicated social workers for the essential work they do to make our communities better. https://buff.ly/3e3UNon

You don’t need to become a mental health expert to support your teams. We can help you plan the right training for your organization https://buff.ly/3q2rTr7

Self-injury is not a mental illness, but it is usually a sign that someone is struggling and is a in emotional distress. You can learn more about this issue by reading fact sheets and articles on the Here to Help website! #selfinjuryawarenessday #siad https://buff.ly/3sB4sXN

2020 showed us we are tougher than we knew. Here’s to resilience as we look ahead to a new year. PS: only a few hours left to donate for your 2020 tax receipt! https://buff.ly/3riPvK5

Only two days left for your 2020 charitable tax donation! Help us reach our year-end fundraising goal https://buff.ly/3riPvK5

The loss of social connection and increased stress due to #COVID19 make it especially harsh for those struggling with #SubstanceUseDisorder. Learn more at https://buff.ly/3kRkoRt #NAAW #ChangeBeginsWithMe

Addiction isn’t a choice. It’s a complex health condition. Take time this week to learn more about #SubstanceUse and addictions. https://buff.ly/2Qvpp6E #NAAW #ChangeBeginsWithMe

Just four days left to make a donation to mental health for a 2020 tax receipt. CMHA is BC’s leading mental health non-profit and we need your support now more than ever. https://buff.ly/3riPvK5

Our November issue of Mind Matters is now available to view below! Sign up if you haven't already to receive monthly news and updates.

Whatever is beautiful. Whatever is meaningful. Whatever brings you happiness. May it be yours this holiday season and throughout the coming year. To all our clients, donors, branches and supporters Happy Holidays!

Trans, two-spirit, non-binary and gender diverse people continue to face discrimination and violence. We observe #TransgenderDayofRemembrance to pay respect to the memory of those killed by anti-transgender violence. Transphobia, hate and intolerance have no place in Canada . #TDoR

When we look at harm reduction, its not a one size fits all solution and considerations need to be made when working with BIPOC, LGBTQ2+ or youth. But what does that look like? If you are working on harm reduction with these populations, we want to hear from you! OD-PREP: OverDose Prevention and Response - Essential Practices Knowledge Exchange Series is currently looking for groups to be featured in the series on what we are deeming essential practices in overdose prevention... and response. To read about what essential practices could mean, follow the link below to check out the call and submit your work before the deadline of November 20th. https://buff.ly/3kruxFb All applications are accepted, regardless of funding source, and we have provided a number of submission options to ensure everyone who wishes to talk about their work has the opportunity to submit it for consideration!

Save the date December 1 is Giving Tuesday! We’re asking you to help us reach 100 new donors, because we’re stronger together. Help fight for mental health for all. #GivingTuesdayCa https://buff.ly/3fkdqmX

If you’re feeling anxious or depressed this season you may really benefit from learning some new skills to help you build resilience. BounceBack and Living Life to the Full are two free and effective programs based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which have been proven to help people feel better and more able to navigate life’s challenges. https://buff.ly/37o2v96

You can make a gift to mental health in honour of a loved one. This year our Info & Referral program helped thousands of people across British Columbia and we want to help more. https://buff.ly/3riPvK5

Registration is now open for our FREE Movember Living Life to the Full course! The 8-week course starts 18 November and runs until 20 January on Wednesday evenings 5:50pm to 7pm. Register by 14 November. https://buff.ly/3e0roJO

People need more than access to healthcare to have good #MentalHealth. Basic needs such as housing, food and secure employment are the foundation of #wellness. #NationalHousingDay

Thank you to everyone who answered @CMHABCDIVISION , @CommunityActionInitiative , & @PublicHealthAssociationBC's call for submissions for OD-PREP: Knowledge Exchange Series. The call is now officially closed! We cannot wait to see all of the work you have been doing to help British Columbians through the ongoing opioid epidemic and we would like to thank each and every one of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to apply. Over the coming weeks we will work closely w...ith our advisory committee to decide which projects to feature on our webinar series. If you were only able to leave your contact information, we will be following up with you over the next two weeks to get more details about your projects. For those who submitted their entire application via the online form or video submission; we will contact you if we have any further questions. All applicants will know the status of their submission by the end of December. Stay tuned for more information on our knowledge exchange series and the launch of our online community!

The World Is Bright is a powerful documentary about the vulnerability to mental illness that the act of immigration creates - a vulnerability that is compounded by the absence of cultural coping mechanisms. Login to watch a Vancouver Public Library screening on Thursday 29 October at 6:30pm followed by a panel discussion Good Pitch Vancouver https://buff.ly/31ui0t2

Can you help us reach our fundraising goal for 2020? We want to be able to reach more people who are struggling to find the right supports and services during a difficult year. https://buff.ly/3riPvK5

If you missed our all candidates forum earlier this week you can now view it online! It’s important viewing for anyone voting #mentalhealth this election! Please share with others and VOTE by October 24th (if you haven’t already)! #bcelections #bcpoli https://buff.ly/3jx7wPT

What are essential practices in community-based overdose? After working with our advisory committee, @CMHABCDIVISION , @CommunityActionInitiative , and @PublicHealthAssociationBC have come to define ‘essential practices’ as working with peers and peer networks, taking a grassroots approach to overdose prevention and response, connecting organizations and initiatives to support knowledge exchange, and sharing basic overdose prevention and response guidelines that communities c...an customize to their area/region. But it is so much more than that, it is anything that grassroots organizations, community-based groups, and peer networks are working on that is positively affecting the fight against drug poisoning and overdoses. It’s all these practices we want to hear about! If you are involved with, or if you know about, a group that is doing effective work in your community for overdose response and prevention then please consider submitting that work for our series! We are accepting applications in a variety of forms and from any group, regardless of funding source. To read the call and submit your work for the series, follow this link: https://buff.ly/3kruxFb

#Repost @jack.orgunbc with @get_repost We want to let you know about this awesome event by the UNBC Wellness Center this WEDNESDAY Oct 21! The topics that will be covered are more relevant than ever as we are all stuck at home doing online school and work and the darker months are upon us. Make self-care a priority and join this talk with awesome speakers and mental health advocate Jeanna. We hope to (virtually) see you there :)

VOTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH! Join us in 5 minutes for an all candidates' forum on mental health and addictions #bcelection #bcpoli https://buff.ly/351PWy3

Before the duty to accommodate comes the duty to inquireCMHA's new #RespondingWithRespect Workplace Mental Health Skills for Managers gives you tools to create a mentally healthy and safe workplace. Book your workshop today! https://buff.ly/3dwXlJq

Is your organization, or one you know of, working on overdose response and prevention in BC? We want to hear about it! The call for submissions for @CMHABCDIVISION, @CommunityActionInitiative, and @PublicHealthAssociationBC's OD-PREP: OverDose Prevention and Response - Essential Practices Knowledge Exchange Series is open now! This knowledge exchange series will highlight recent work happening across the province to combat overdoses and drug poisoning deaths in the province w...hile creating a network of likeminded grassroots and community-based organizations to encourage the exchange of what we are deeming ‘Essential Practices.’ What are ‘Essential Practices’? For the purposes of this project, ‘essential practices’ are defined as working with peers and peer networks, taking a grassroots approach to overdose prevention and response, connecting organizations and initiatives to support knowledge exchange, and sharing basic overdose prevention and response guidelines that communities can customize to their area/region. Some examples of what our advisory committee considers ‘essential practices’ are below. - Starting an Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) - Defining Harm Reduction - Naloxone Kits about the kit, how it works, where you can get one, where to take training - LGBTQ2+ Harm Reduction - How to normalize overdose prevention - Opportunities to create new policies for service provision - Palatable peer and shifting mentality for bringing people who are street entrenched to the table as peers/PWLLE - Anti-stigma, creating equity and meaningful collaboration - Youth overdose and harm reduction - How to recover from an overdose, including brain injury - BIPOC Harm reduction - Community Action Teams how do we support and legitimize the work that peers do? - Policy-provision and the barriers that exist, and new policies that need to be rewritten/recreated - Definition of a peer: sober? Not sober? And how perspectives can differ. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it serves as a starting point for a deeper conversation on what overdose response and prevention should look like in British Columbia. We are accepting applications from any organization or group, regardless of funding source. We strive to ensure accessibility and are accepting submission forms via email, online, telephone or video submission. The call for submissions will remain open until Friday November 20. We encourage you to read the full call for submissions at https://buff.ly/3kruxFb and share this post to any organization, group, or individual who may be interested in submitting their work for the series!