Our Vision and Mission:
CMHA promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness. The CMHA accomplishes this mission through advocacy, education, research and service.
Our Goals:
- To Bring Mental Health issues to the attention of the community.
- To examine the mental health implications of social, political, and economic conditions.
- To promote self-responble mental health and well-being for all individuals.
- To advocate for, encourage and support the highest possible quality of mental health services.
Our Logo: The Fanciful Person
The fanciful person characterises the abstract human figure and symbolizes the development of the whole person. The four solid triangles represent the associations four areas of activity: community service, social action, public education, and research.
The Roles and Work of the Cowichan Valley Branch
One in four people in our community will have to deal with mental illness in his or her lifetime. As a well established, community-based, service delivery organization, we know that our ability to maintain services is a significant factor in providing an increased quality of life for many community members.
Cowichan Valley Branch provides:
Child & Youth Services:
- Family Capacity programs
- Disordered Eating program
- Sexual Abuse Intervention Program
- Triple P Parenting program
- Child & Youth School-based Resiliency
- Cowichan Valley Youth Education & Support
- U-Fix It Bikeworks & Youth Craft Shop
- Rainbows (Grief & Loss peer support for youth)
- Affordable Counselling for Children & Youth & their Families
Family, Community & Education Services:
- Community Mental Health & Addiction Services Education Series
- Family Support for Relatives & Friends of Adults with Mental Health issues
- Parent Support for Relatives of Drug Addicted Adult Children
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
- Bounce Back: Reclaim Your Health
- Soapstone Carving Classes ( Currently on hold)
Peer Support & Mental Health Advocacy:
- 8- week Peer Support Training Program
- Drop in Peer Support
- In Hospital Support
- Mental Health Advocacy
Housing & Shelter:
- Warmland House
- Homeless Outreach
- Meals on the Mound
For information on mental health and mental health resources in BC, you can call our 24-hour, semi-automated Mental Health Information Line at 604-669-7600, or toll-free from anywhere in the province at 1-800-661-2121.
Community Education Series information is located on News& Events page
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Home For Good: Supported Housing Now
Help CMHA put supported housing on the agenda for the provincial election—and beyond.
According to a recent CMHA-commissioned poll, 8 in 10 British Columbians agree that supported housing for people with mental illness or addictions should be an urgent priority for the provincial government after the election May 12. If you're one of those 8 in 10, join our Home for Good: Supported Housing Now campaign. Our new www.supportedhousingnow.ca website has templates, issue sheets and other resources to help you engage the candidates and leaders before and after the election. Also be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Mental Health Commission of Canada
Setting the Goals to Guide a Mental Health Strategy for Canada
Canada is the only G8 country without a mental health strategy. The Mental Health Commission of Canada has been given the responsibility to work with Canadians to address this gap.
The first step is to work out shared goals to guide the development of a mental health strategy. The Commission is seeking public and stakeholder input on the eight goals that are set out in the document Toward Recovery and Well-Being – A Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for Canada.
This draft framework document proposes a vision for WHAT a transformed mental health system should look like. Your input will help us to finalize the draft framework, and to set the stage for developing a detailed roadmap for HOW to achieve the eight goals it contains.
Your contribution to this exercise is important: it is only by working together that we will keep mental health issues out of the shadows – forever.
This online consultation is being hosted by the Mental Health Commission of Canada – an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and social outcomes of people living with mental health problems and illnesses as well as to promoting the mental health and well-being of all Canadians.
http://mentalhealthcommission.dialoguecircles.com/
