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CMHA Kelowna provides a wide range of services and supports to those who are experiencing mental illness and their families. One of our core objectives is to promote and create innovative programs and supports that contribute to the recovery, secondary prevention, empowerment and community integration of people with mental illness in our community. Our programs are centered around the notion of assisting individuals to build their skills necessary to manage their mental health and to learn about services and supports that are available to them. Our key area of activities are: - Recovery & Self Rehabilition Programs - Outreach Services & Housing - Community Education

CMHA HRB provides support, including case management, justice services and crisis support, to people who have mental health and/or addiction concerns. They also offer education about mental health/addictions and information about community services. More information is available at www.cmhahrb.ca.

The Canadian Mental Health Association/PEI Division is a volunteer and community-based organization that began its work on Prince Edward Island as a division of CMHA National in 1959. CMHA/PEI’s programs and services are delivered throughout the province. There are self-esteem and suicide prevention programs within most schools; mental health education sessions and seminars are delivered across the Island; resource libraries are located in three communities; there are three Clubhouse Programs which provide employment, residential, education and pre-vocational opportunities to people with mental illness and there is a White Cross program providing social and recreational activities for adults experiencing mental and emotional disorders.

CMHA, National accomplishes its mission through advocacy, education, research and service. For example, as a social advocate, we encourage public action and commitment to strengthening community mental health services, policies and legislation affecting those services. We submit policy statements and briefs to the federal government on behalf of all Canadians. We also collaborate wherever and whenever possible on common issues with mental health service providers, federal government, community organizations, consumers of mental health services and their families. We promote and create innovative programs that address mental health issues; our mental health projects are based on principles of empowerment, peer and family support, participation in decision-making, citizenship, and inclusion in community life. Our programs assist with employment, housing, early intervention for youth, peer support, recreational services, stress reduction workshops, and public education campaigns.

Please visit our website at www.ontario.cmha.ca for more information.

Our Vision: "Mentally healthy people in a healthy society" Our Philosophy: CMHA VERNON is committed to ensuring that our mission and operations embrace the whole community, and actively encourage the entire community to participate in and benefit fully from our services.

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Sudbury was established in 1984 and is a not for profit organization with a volunteer board of directors. CMHA is mandated to provide services to adults with a diagnosis of a serious mental illness within the Sudbury – Manitoulin Districts. CMHA is an agency that is primarily funded by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care and also receives funds from the Ministry of Child & Youth Services, United Way and Ontario Trillium Foundation.

All donations go towards our various programs such as: Advocating for mental health consumers within the mental health system Vocational support for those ready to return to the work place. A place to learn life skills, regain confidence and respect within our REACH program. Facilitating support groups for mental health consumers, care givers of mental health consumers, and those impacted by the suicide of a loved one. Outreach and advocacy for the homeless Educating the public and corporations on mental health matters Offering certification in Suicide Intervention and Mental Health First Aid

The Canadian Mental Health Association (Saskatchewan Division) Inc.: is one of the oldest and largest community-based human services organizations in Saskatchewan fights to reduce the stigma of mental illness through public education provides educational opportunities to help the public understand mental health issues provides services to schools, communities and individuals promoting Mental HEALTH for everyone advocates for consumers of mental health services Branches offer social and vocational programs to people with mental illness, unlocking the door to a better quality of life depends on volunteers to provide leadership and guidance in all areas of the association.

Our Branch has served the North Shore community since 1958 when a group of West Vancouver individuals organized a social club called the "White Cross" where adults with mental illness could meet, socialize and develop skills. This became the first drop-in center to be sponsored by CMHA in British Columbia. While our current programs and services differ from those originally begun in 1958 our commitment to reducing recidivism rates and increasing the mental health of everyone in our community remains. Our current programs include individual advocacy, a weekly health lecture series, Volunteers in Partership - North Shore, ACHIEVE a planning and employment service, support groups, housing and public education.

Founded in 1910, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is the independent voice for public health in Canada with links to the international community. As the only Canadian non-governmental organization focused exclusively on public health, CPHA is uniquely positioned to advise decision-makers about public health system reform and to guide initiatives to help safeguard the personal and community health of Canadians and people around the world. With a diverse membership representing more than 25 professions, a track record of success, a collaborative approach and national reach, CPHA is Canada’s Public Health Leader.

The Canadian Shaare Zedek Hospital Foundation is a Canadian not-for-profit that has been working, in partnership with similar offices around the world, for nearly 40 years, to raise funds in support of the Medical Center. For more than a century, Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, a 500-bed facility located in the center of the city, has been known as a "Hospital with a Heart." The Medical Center relies on the support of friends around the world to provide the resources for research, special projects and capital development. Each year, the Hospital identifies its fundraising priorities. It usually includes a menu of projects to improve or update current areas within the Hospital as well as more specific development projects to improve current Centers of Excellence.