The College of the Rockies is hosting a Spin for Mental Health event on Bell’s Let’s Talk day – Thursday January 31st with donations going to Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays. There is a minimum donation of $10 per rider. There will be three spin classes run by Kootenay Life Cycle in the […]Continue readingSpin for Mental Health – January 31 2019
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Winners / HomeSense Donation is Greatly Appreciated!
The Kootenay Haven Transition House has received a donation from the Canadian Women’s Foundation Annual Campaign to End Violence against Women. The campaign is in partnership with Winners / HomeSense and took place in May 2018. To learn more about the campaign and how you can help end violence, please visit https://www.canadianwomen.org/campaign-to-end-violence/ Many thanks to all […]Continue readingWinners / HomeSense Donation is Greatly Appreciated!
16 Days of Activism Film Screening
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Film Screening “A Better Man” will be held on December 6 2018 at 6:00pm College of the Rockies – Cranbrook Campus Room 250. A trailer for the film can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDm2-4e69H0. This film is about a woman who interviews an ex-partner who physically abused her, […]Continue reading16 Days of Activism Film Screening
Join the CMHA Kootenays Team
CMHA Kootenays is a great place to work… We have a positive and fair workplace culture, where staff are provided with opportunities for learning and advancement. We are also big believers in wellness and work-life balance. We offer extended health, dental, pension, BC MSP premiums and an Employee and Family Assistance Program to eligible employees. […]Continue readingJoin the CMHA Kootenays Team
Feb 28 2018 is Kootenay ICE and Talk Today
On February 28th the Kootenay ICE game is dedicated to our Association for the Talk Today campaign. Talk Today is a mental health education program designed for the BC Hockey League (BCHL) players and their supporters, to learn about mental health and increase their skills in order to help players who may be struggling or […]Continue readingFeb 28 2018 is Kootenay ICE and Talk Today
Mental Health First Aid Training
MHFA Basic is intended for adults interacting with adults (18 years and older). This courses focuses on the four most common mental health disorders including substance related, mood related, anxiety and trauma related, and psychotic disorders. Participants who take this course are well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with their family, friends, communities, […]Continue readingMental Health First Aid Training
Income Tax Season is here….do you require assistance?
Do you make less than $30,000 per year as a single person or $40,000 as a couple or single parent with children and have a simple tax situation and require assistance? Bring all the required papers to 300 – 1000 21st Ave N in Cranbrook. We are located behind the Canadian Mental Health Association for […]Continue readingIncome Tax Season is here….do you require assistance?
Suicide Alertness Training available every 2nd Tuesday of the month
safeTalk will be offered every second Tuesday of the month commencing February 13 2018 from 6:30pm to 10:00pm. safeTalk is a 3 hour training that provides suicide alertness. Participants will learn to: Identify people who may have thoughts of suicide, Ask them directly about the possibility of suicide, Connect them to community supports and resources […]Continue readingSuicide Alertness Training available every 2nd Tuesday of the month
CMHA Kootenays receives donation from Cranbrook Legion
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24 has consistently supported the community for decades with a tradition of donating funds to organizations and charities who collectively make Cranbrook a better community. The Legion raises funds through a variety of programs and activities which individually do not realize great amounts of money but collectively add up to […]Continue readingCMHA Kootenays receives donation from Cranbrook Legion
EK-SART launches after years of planning
Members of the newly formed East Kootenay Sexualized Assault Response Team (EK-SART) sign the protocol officially launching the program. Left to right: Nancy Reid, Director of Women’s Services, CMHA Kootenays; Carey Fraser, CMHA Kootenays; Katie Chave, Community Based Victim Service Worker, Summit Community Services; Chanin Murray, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Interior Health; Const. Katie […]Continue readingEK-SART launches after years of planning