In February 2020, CMHA Kootenays hosted an in-person Coldest Night of the Year event. Together with business sponsors, walkers, donors, and volunteers we raised over $34,000 for the homeless, hungry and hurting. Those funds were used to purchase tents for the homeless through Salvation Army, assisted women and their children in relocating to safe housing […]Continue readingCMHA Kootenays donated CNOY funds
CMHA Kootenays Volunteer Income Tax Program Drop off will commence Feb 22 to April 16 2021 for the 2020 Tax Year. Volunteers can complete your income tax if ALL of the following apply: you are unable to complete your income tax return alone and you earn less than $35,000 / year for a single or […]Continue readingVolunteer Income Tax Program – Feb 22 to Apr 16 2021
Y-Mind Teens a program for teens who experience stress, worry, and/or mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety. The curriculum offers tools and strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as well as mindfulness. The group will take a strength based approach and assumes participants have been trying their best to cope with their symptoms of […]Continue readingY-Mind Teens Orientation Jan 13th and Jan 20th 2021
Need Christmas gift ideas? We have just the t-shirt for you. You Can’t Rewind Your Life is taking orders now and for each t-shirt sold for $20, they will donate $10 to CMHA Kootenays. How great is that – buy a t-shirt and support mental health. To order your t-shirt today visit https://www.facebook.com/youcantrewindlife or email youcantrewindlife@hotmail.comContinue readingSupport Mental Health T-Shirts
Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays will be hosting the Coldest Night of The Year fundraising event on February 20 2021. This event raises money for Canadian charity partners who serve thousands of Canadians experiencing homelessness, and thousands more facing the constant challenge of living right on the edge. This year it will look […]Continue readingColdest Night of the Year – February 20 2021
Resilience is the ability to get through hard times. And 2020 threw our organization, our country and our world into the depths of COVID-19. For more information on how CMHA has responded to resilience please read the IMPACT REPORT 2020 Continue reading2020 Impact Report – Resilience
CMHA Kootenays has received funds from the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General to deliver a series of workshops and information sessions that will allow our community to be involved with enhancing their responses to domestic violence and or sexual assault against Indigenous and non-Indigenous women […]Continue readingSupported Education and Awareness for Violence Against Women
World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10th of each year to promote worldwide action to prevent suicides. This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, CMHA Kootenays could not host the event with more than 50 persons in attendance so we decided to host a live event on our CMHA Kootenays Facebook page. We extend […]Continue readingWorld Suicide Prevention Day – September 10 2020
CMHA Kootenays Annual General Meeting is scheduled for September 16 2020 at 5:00pm at 200 – 1000 21st Ave N Cranbrook, BC and is open to members only. Due to COVID-19 Restrictions for group gatherings, masks are required and this meeting is open to Members ONLY who RSVP by September 9 2020 to reception@cmhakootenays.org If […]Continue readingAnnual General Meeting – Sept 16 2020
During COVID, we began a series of “Mental Health Moments” to assist in overcoming the challenges COVID-19 presented on our mental health. While COVID-19 is still in the forefront, CMHA Kootenays has returned to the office. We want to share some additional “Mental Health Moments” to assist in overcoming the impact on your mental health. […]Continue readingMental Health Moments