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
Coldest Night of the Year 2021 was on February 20 2021 and Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays is beyond words of gratitude and appreciation to all those who walked, donated and sponsored the fundraiser. This year our goal was $20,000 and at time of writing you together have raised over $28,000. THANK YOU […]Continue readingColdest Night of the Year – THANK YOU
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
White Le-Blanc Wealth Planners – HollisWealth donated $5000 to CMHA Kootenays Anderson Gardens in Nelson, which made the Blue Heron Monoprint Project come alive. Seven artists from Anderson Gardens gathered to create ink black art with an emphasis on social justice. This group of seniors are ‘house mates’ in a low income supported housing building […]Continue readingDonation from White Le-Blanc Wealth Planners – HollisWealth made the Blue Heron Monoprint Project Possible
CMHA Kootenays Administration offices will be closed from noon December 24 2020 and re-opening January 4 2021. Services that will remain open to assist you 24/7/365 are: Kootenay Haven Transition House Services: 250-426-4887 Crisis Line 1-888-353-2273 310 Mental Health Line: 310-6789 Suicide Support: 1-8000-784-2433 See you in 2021 and hope everyone stays safe and healthy […]Continue readingHoliday Hours
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