Canadian Mental Health Association - Ontario Division

More than 700 mental health and addictions workers are sounding the alarm about the funding crisis at CMHA Thames Valley and the further restructuring and staffing reductions that will impact almost 15% of the workforce. The workers, who are rallying this afternoon at the CMHA head office in London, fear the impact these cuts will have...

The union representing over 7,000 mental health care workers is calling on the province to help end “an epidemic of violence” that has caused workplace stress to skyrocket and is sending injured workers to hospital on a regular basis. “Mental health facilities and community agencies are not doing nearly enough to protect their employees from...

October 10, 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of World Mental Health Day. This year’s theme, from the World Health Organization (WHO), is “Mental health in the workplace.” Workplace mental health is a huge problem worldwide. Here in Canada, the cost of workplace-related mental illness on the Canadian economy is staggering. The Centre for Addiction and...