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CMHA-WECB Canadian Mental Health Association: Upcoming Suicide Prevention Training

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

ASIST is an evidence-based two-day, in-person training facilitated by certified LivingWorks trainers. You will learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive.

August 22 & 23 – https://windsoressex.cmha.ca/events/asist-082224/

September 26 & 27 – https://windsoressex.cmha.ca/events/asist-092624/

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Is a 3.5 hour face-to-face workshop featuring powerful presentations, audiovisuals, and skills practice. You’ll learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, engaging someone, and connecting them to an intervention resource for further support.

September 19th from 5pm-8:30pm – https://windsoressex.cmha.ca/events/training-safetalk-091924/

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CMHA: Registration for Ride Don’t Hide 2024 is now Open!

Registration is now open for the 11th annual Ride Don’t Hide in Windsor-Essex. Join CMHA for a family-friendly 10km, an intermediate 20km, and advanced 50km, or an expert 100km cycle.

When: Sunday June 23rd.
Where: Ciociaro Club (3745 North Talbot Rd., Oldcastle)
What to expect:
-Registration and swag station
-Morning coffee and pastries provided by Tim Hortons
-DJ services provided by Sounds Plus
-Local vendors and informational tables, including My Pure Mentality and the Kind Stranger
-Family-fun activity zone
-Lunch provided by the Ciociaro Club

All event details, including routes, registration and donation oprtions are on the website.

Register today www.ridedonthide.com/Windsor

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CMHA-WECB: Mental Health First Aid Training

Increase your confidence when engaging with and supporting someone experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. Visit the CMHA-WECB page to register.

Upcoming Training Dates: February 16th, 2024
9:00am – 4:00pm
CMHA-WECB
1400 Windsor Ave, Windsor ON
$195 per registrant

Mental Health First Aid is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis. Course participants will learn how to:

  • Recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis
  • Have conversations that encourage a person to:
    • Talk about declines in their mental well-being
    • Discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being
    • Reach out to these supports
  • Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis
  • Use MHFA action to maintain one’s own mental well-being

Topics

Module 1: Self-directed
Introduction to the course
Introduction to MHFA actions

Module 2: Classroom
Practice applying MHFA actions to situations of declining mental well-being
Guidelines for respectful communications

Module 3: Classroom
Practice using MHFA actions in crisis situations
MHFA actions for self-care

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Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County Branch Achieves Highest Accreditation Rating Possible: Accreditation with Exemplary Standing

WINDSOR, ON – Accreditation Canada is an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits health care and social services organizations in Canada and around the world. Its comprehensive accreditation programs foster ongoing quality improvement through evidence-based standards and a rigorous external peer review. Accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), Accreditation Canada has been helping organizations improve health care quality and patient safety for more than 55 years.

CMHA-WECB was recently accredited as a result of a thorough assessment of its services by surveyors from Accreditation Canada. The survey team spent the week of May 8, evaluating it against some 654 national standards achieving an outstanding 100% compliance. As a result, CMHA-WECB was awarded the highest designation possible by Accreditation Canada – Accreditation with Exemplary Standing. CMHA-WECB met all criteria for all quality processes. Less than 30% of the health care organizations accredited receive this Exemplary Standing designation. A celebration event will be held in June 2023 to celebrate this achievement with staff, volunteers and supporters.

“We extend our deepest gratitude to Accreditation Canada for their rigorous evaluation and acknowledgement of our commitment to quality and safety. This accreditation affirms our steadfast dedication to continuous improvement, best practices, and person-centered care. We pledge to maintain these high standards as we embark on the next chapter of our journey.”
Barb Davis, Board Chair

“I am so proud of our CMHA-WECB team and this accomplishment. Our staff tirelessly work to support some of the most vulnerable individuals in our community and this recognition speaks to the quality of care that is being delivered. In spite of increased demand for our programs and services, this recognition highlights the ongoing commitment to providing exceptional services.”
Dr. Sonja Grbevski, CEO, CMHA-WECB

For further information contact:
Kim Willis, Director, Communications & Mental Health Promotion, CMHA-WECB
Cell: (226) 787-2245
Email: kwillis@cmha-wecb.on.ca

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CMHA Community Health Centre: March events

Open to the public

  • Hosting Pop-Up Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics in coordination with the Windsor Essex County Health Unit in order to increase vaccine access in high priority neighbourhoods.
  • March is National Nutrition Month! 3 Workshops are being offered:
    • Food and Exercise for Your Mental Health on March 8 from 2:00-3:00pm
    • What Foods to Eat for Preventing Chronic Disease on March 9th from 12:05pm-12:55pm
    • Cooking Light on a Budget on Tuesday, March 21st from 10:30am-12pm

Workshops are free. Call 519-971-0116 to register.

Open to agency clients

  • Hosting several “Healing Through the Arts: Art Therapy for Beginners Workshops”. Participants will explore and express thoughts and feelings through creativity.
  • In collaboration with Windsor Essex Community Health Centre, we are hosting a Master your Health Series focused on Living with Chronic Pain.

Please refer to our “Events Calendar” on the CMHA-WECB website for many upcoming groups and seminars: https://windsoressex.cmha.ca/events/.

GSC & WECF January 24 Announcement

Investing in the oral and mental health of Windsor-Essex County

WINDSOR, Ontario, January 24, 2023 – The WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF) was joined by Green Shield to announce the successful recipients of their granting partnership. A total of $564,000 has been invested in four local charities to fund critical mental and oral health programs in the Windsor-Essex Community. Funding recipients joined Green Shield and the WECF at the temporary location of the Youth Wellness Hub Windsor-Essex, located at Maryvale, to celebrate this latest investment in community. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, Green Shield has partnered with leading community organizations across Canada to commit a total of $75 million to social impact initiatives, with a focus on mental health and dental care, between 2020 and 2025. The WECF is proud to collaborate with Green Shield as a long-standing partner for transformative and innovative local investment.

The organizations funded through these grants include:

  • The Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County Branch, awarded $200,000 to support the Youth Wellness Hub Windsor-Essex;
  • The Windsor Family Health Team, awarded $200,000 to support their Community Oral Health Care Project;
  • Harrow Health Centre Family Health Team awarded $100,000 to support their Community Oral Health Care Project; and,
  • Trans Wellness Ontario awarded $64,000 to support their Queer and Trans* Counselling Services Program.

For more information, please contact:

Lisa Kolody, Executive Director

WindsorEssex Community Foundation

519-255-6572

lkolody@wecf.ca

About Green Shield
With an unwavering focus on better health outcomes, Green Shield is bringing all its offerings together into one integrated health
services organization, to optimize care and deepen its social mission. As Canada’s first and only payer-provider, Green Shield
is pairing its 65 years of health and dental insurance expertise as a benefits ”payer”, with ever-growing capabilities as a mental
health, pharmacy, and medical services ”provider.” This integrated approach makes it easier for clients to support their
employees and Canadians to access the personalized health care they need. Learn more here: www.greenshield.ca

About WECF
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is a perpetual community trust for philanthropic purposes. It exists to manage
donors’ legacy funds and make grants to support local community programs. Through community investments. the WECF
is able to establish partnerships to assist a broad range of community organizations. Learn more here: www.wecf.ca.

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