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Red Dress Day

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Join CMHA Champlain East as we observe Red Dress Day on May 5th

Content warning: This message refers to colonial and gender-based violence.

 

CMHA Champlain East recognizes May 5 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S), also known as Red Dress Day.

Today is a day to honour and remember the Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people who have lost their lives to colonial and gender-based violence in Canada, express support for grieving families and communities, and take action to end violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.

 

According to a 2021 RCMP report, 1,017 Indigenous women and girls were murdered between 1980 and 2012, which is a homicide rate approximately 4.5 times higher than that of all other women in Canada.

 

Red Dress Day began as The REDress Project, the ongoing work of multidisciplinary artist of Anishinaabe and Finnish background Jaime Black, as “an aesthetic response to more than 1,000 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.” The project features red dresses which are installed in public spaces to serve as a visual reminder of missing and murdered women, girls and two-spirit people. Learn more about the project here.

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Mental Health Week May 6-12, 2024

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As you may know, Mental Health Week is happening from May 6 to May 12, and this year, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has chosen ‘’Healing through Compassion.” as its theme.

 

To mark this occasion, CMHA proposes several activities aimed at promoting compassion within our communities. You can find the complete toolkit here:

Toolkit - CMHA National

 

We would like to draw your attention to the following information documents from the toolkit:

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Online Auction

Visit www.32auctions.com between April 8th and May 8th and support CMHA Champlain East in our fundraising efforts.  

AVD Auction now live

 

Don't forget to join us on May 8th at Au Vieux Duluth restaurant for our 5th annual Dinner Fundraiser. 

Proceeds from both the auction and the dinner will directly benefit CMHA Champlain East.

 

 

 

 

CMHA Client Workshops

 

Cornwall Sessions    Hawkesbury Sessions - to be determined

Self-Esteem

Starting May 30th, 2024

Click here for more information

   
     
     

 

 

LivingWorks Suicide Prevention Training

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12 Hours That Can Change Your Life

 https://livinglifetothefull.ca/ 

 

Living Life to the Full is a mental health promotion course designed to help people deal with everyday life challenges and learn self-management skills using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles. It is an evidence-based therapy approach that has been evaluated and has been found to work well.  Course content and materials are practical and easily applied to everyday life situations.

Click here to register

 

CMHA Champlain East is working in collaboration with CMHA Ontario to pilot the “Living Life to the Full” 8 week program to local schools. Over 150 students have participated in the skill building program since October 2021. Living Life to the Full is a fun and engaging eight-week course that provides people from all walks of life with effective tools to maximize their ability to manage life’s challenges. The group-oriented course is based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which focuses on understanding how thoughts, feelings and behaviours work together to impact well-being. See what some of the youth participants had to say: 

Tvisha's story

Tom's story

Ashley's story

 

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Mood Walks - Mood Walks

Mood Walks promote physical and mental wellness.  It is designed to encourage and support the mental and physical health of participants through exposure to the healing effects of nature, participation in physical activity and engagement with their community. Participants, such as those at risk of or experiencing mental health difficulties and social isolation, can benefit from participating in Mood Walks.

 

 

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In the Know (cmha.ca)

 

In the Know is a mental health literacy training program for farmers and the agricultural community. The objective of the program is to address farmer specific barriers to accessing mental health programming and resources. The program identifies the specific struggles of farming, and supports building confidence in recognizing mental health struggles, in talking about mental health, and in helping others.

Click here to register

 

 

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 Cornwall Sessions

        

 

 

CMHA reserves the right to cancel a session

     

 Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

 

Topics include:

  • Key Concepts in Recovery
  • Wellness Toolbox
  • Triggers and Action Plan
  • When Things are Breaking Down
  • and Action Plan
  • Post Crisis Planning
  • Issues that Need to be Addressed (support, medication, diagnosis)
  • Daily Maintenance Plan
  • Early Warning Signs and Action Plan
  • Crisis Planning
  • WRAP in review
 

 

 

8 Week Session

Language

Offered in person only - limited spaces

Date: to be determined

Time

Location

To register or for more information contact your CMHA case manager or the information line at 613-933-5845, ext. 246.

 
 
     

 Anger Solutions TM

 Topics include:

  • Wrapping Your Head Around Anger
  • Understanding How Anger Develops
  • Body Language
  • Combining Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
  • Listening
  • Aggressive, Passive, and Assertive Communication
  • Releasing Residual Anger
  • Forgiveness

 

 

 

10 Week Session

Language: English

Offered virtually and in person - limited spaces

Date: to be determined

Time

Location

To register or for more information contact your CMHA case manager or the information line at 613-933-5845, ext. 246.

 

     

Self-Esteem

Topics include:

  • Defining self‐esteem
  • Focusing on the positives
  • Understanding procrastination
  • Self-acceptance
  • Assertiveness and self‐esteem
  • Effective communication
  • How thoughts determine feelings
  • Examining core beliefs
  • The down side of perfectionism
  • Nurturing yourself
 

 

5 Week Session

Language: English

Offered virtually and in person - limited spaces

Date: Thursday, starting May 30th, 2024

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: CMHA, 329 Pitt Street, Cornwall, ON

To register or for more information contact your CMHA case manager or the information line at 613-933-5845, ext. 246.

 

     

Stress Management

 Topics include:

  • Defining Stress
  • Causes of Stress
  • Warning Signs of Stress
  • Reducing Stress
  • Stress Management Toolbox

 

 

 

5 Week Session

Language:

Offered virtually and in person - limited spaces

Date: To be determined

Time:

Location:

To register or for more information contact your CMHA case manager or the information line at 613-933-5845, ext. 246.

 

     

Buried in Treasures

A program of skill-building, learning to think about possessions in a different way, and gradual challenges to help people manage their clutter and their lives.

Discover the reasons for your problems with acquiring, saving, and hoarding, and learn new ways of thinking about your possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.

All participants will receive a copy of 

Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding

by David Tolin, Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee

 

 

12 Week Session

Language: English

Offered virtually and in person - limited spaces

Date: to be determined

Time

Location

To register or for more information contact your CMHA case manager or the information line at 613-933-5845, ext. 246.

     
     

 Hawkesbury Sessions

   CMHA reserves the right to cancel a session
     

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

 

Topics include:

  • Key Concepts in Recovery
  • Wellness Toolbox
  • Triggers and Action Plan
  • When Things are Breaking Down
  • and Action Plan
  • Post Crisis Planning
  • Issues that Need to be Addressed (support, medication, diagnosis)
  • Daily Maintenance Plan
  • Early Warning Signs and Action Plan
  • Crisis Planning
  • WRAP in review
   

8 Week Session

Language: English

Offered in person only - limited spaces

Date: to be determined

Time

Location

To register or for more information contact France at 613-938-0435, ext. 425.

     

 Anger Solutions TM

 Topics include:

  • Wrapping Your Head Around Anger
  • Understanding How Anger Develops
  • Body Language
  • Combining Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
  • Listening
  • Aggressive, Passive, and Assertive Communication
  • Releasing Residual Anger
  • Forgiveness
 

10 Week Session

Language

Offered virtually and in person - limited spaces

Date: To be determined

Time

Location

To register or for more information contact your CMHA case manager or the information line at 613-933-5845, ext. 444.

     

Stress Management

Topics include:

  • Defining Stress
  • Causes of Stress
  • Warning Signs of Stress
  • Reducing Stress
  • Stress Management Toolbox

 

 

 

   

5 Week Session

Language:

Offered virtually and in person - limited spaces

Date: To be determined

Time:

Location:

To register or for more information contact your CMHA case manager or the information line at 613-933-5845, ext. 444.

 

     

 

   

 

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Champlain East Branch
329 Pitt Street
Cornwall , K6J 3R1, Ontario
1-800-493-8271
office@cmha-east.on.ca
Hours:
Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm