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What is it? Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a kind of depression that appears at certain times of the year. It usually begins in the fall when the days get shorter and lasts through the winter. SAD doesn’t only happen in the colder months though. A less common form of seasonal affective disorder affects […]Continue readingShine the Light on SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) with CMHA & Dr. Mario Nucci

On September 30, CMHA Thunder Bay joins people across Canada by wearing orange shirts to remember and honour Indigenous children who were taken from their communities and families to residential schools. The summer of 2021 was a summer of orange shirts as Indigenous communities across the country shared the truth, they have always known that […]Continue readingCMHA Thunder Bay commemorates Truth and Reconciliation Day

How to help someone thinking about suicide By Canadian Mental Health Association’s Centre for Suicide Prevention September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to suicide and raise awareness about how suicide can be prevented. People who are considering suicide describe feeling hopeless, burdensome, overwhelmed, stuck, and unable to […]Continue readingSeptember 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day

More than a year into the pandemic and Ontarians are feeling the effects. Many of us are struggling with burnout, loneliness, and depression. The prevalent advice is to exercise self-care as much as possible, but this can feel overwhelming on top of the other tasks we all have to accomplish every day. That’s why CMHA […]Continue reading15 minutes for your mental health

New information released by The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN), the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario/Ontario Forensic Pathology Service and Public Health Ontario shows that 2020 was the most tragic year on record in opioid-related deaths, with 249 deaths reported in December 2020 alone. There were 2,426 opioid-related deaths reported in 2020, […]Continue readingOpioid-related deaths at all-time high

CMHA Mental Health Week 2021 – Fact Sheet About Mental Health Week Every year since 1951, CMHA has hosted Mental Health Week in the first full week in May, making 2021 the 70th year. This year, CMHA Mental Health Week is being observed May 3-9, 2021. Mental Health Week is a Canadian tradition, with communities, […]Continue readingCMHA Mental Health Week 2021 – #GetReal About Your Emotions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Three Organizations #GetReal #TakeStride To Be #ActionHeros for Mental Health (Thunder Bay, ON) April 15 2021: Children’s Centre Foundation, Canadian Mental Health Association Thunder Bay Branch and ThunderCon are calling upon all action heroes to grab their capes, cosplay, and costumes, and assemble from May 1-9, 2021 to virtually walk, run, or […]Continue readingThree Organizations #GetReal #TakeStride To Be #ActionHeros for Mental Health