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Canadian Mental Health Association

About

Making mental health matter in our community by promoting mental health and supporting the resilience and recovery of people affected by mental illness.

Story

Canadian Mental Health Association – Edmonton Region (CMHA Edmonton) is a non-profit volunteer agency. It functions as a community centre promoting mental health. It works in partnership with other community agencies to educate about mental health and illness, to advocate for better conditions in the community, and to help people build strong supports for community life.

This is accomplished through social action, public education, direct service programs, housing, and other special agency projects. The agency’s operations are governed by the Mental Health Act, the Health Information Act, the Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act, the Companies Act, the Protections of Persons in Care Act, and the Personal Information Protection Act.

In 1918, Dr. Clarence Hincks, who suffered from mental illness most of his life, founded the National Committee for Mental Hygiene in Canada. The goals of the Committee were to fight mental illness and promote mental health. In 1950, the Committee’s name was changed to the Canadian Mental Health Association. In 1954, the Edmonton Mental Health Association – later the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta North Central Region (CMHA-ANCR) – was formed. Its purposes were to provide public education, act as a clearinghouse for information, cooperate with the Provincial Department of Health on services for patients discharged from mental hospitals, and promote research and training in the field of mental health.

In 2003, CMHA-ANCR changed it’s name to CMHA Edmonton Region as part of a move by the Alberta Division to make more clear to the public the area the organization serves.

Today, CMHA Edmonton programs are supported in part by Federal, Provincial, and Municipal governments, and by the United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. The agency also receives private donations and carries out a variety of fund development activities and projects.

CMHA Edmonton is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and offers a wide range of programs including Community Rehabilitation Outreach Services, Day Programs, Consumer Advocacy Training, Community Education, and Housing. True to its historical roots, the agency and all of its programs concerns themselves with promotion of mental health and increasing the public’s awareness of mental illness. Social advocacy and consumer participation continue to be priorities.

Mission

Mission Statement

Building healthy and resilient communities by providing mental health services, education, resources and crisis intervention.


Vision Statement

Mentally healthy people in caring communities.

Organizational Values

We are guided by the following values:

Social justice
Individual and collective responsibility
Self-determination
Community integration
Integrity
Innovation
Excellence
Strength through diversity
Collaboration
Open communication

Products

Community Education
Social Recreation
Family Support
Housing
Workshops



"The Canadian Mental Health Association – Edmonton Region CMHA Edmonton works to support people experiencing mental illness and their families through advocacy, education, research, and programming. Together with community partners, CMHA Edmonton provides mental health services to community members living with or who are at risk of developing mental health challenges."
Address: 10010 105 Street NW Suite 300 , Edmonton T5J 1C4, AB, CA
Phone: (780) 414-6300
ac.ba.notnomde-ahmc@niam
State: AB
City: Edmonton
Zip Code: T5J 1C4


Opening Hours

Monday: 08:30-16:30
Tuesday: 08:30-16:30
Wednesday: 08:30-16:30
Thursday: 08:30-16:30
Friday: 08:30-16:30


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Reviews
They limit their resources and do not do recommendations at all. If you are struggling with severe depression and/or mental health issues, this is NOT the place to call.
Phoned more than once trying to help family member and friends. They helped me learn how to navigate the system and help others. I recommend it to any Edmontonian isolated and unsure how to take that big firststep: seek out others and ask for help.
Incredible distress line volunteers dedicated to helping people! I know this view might be controversial, but they really should be paid for their time alot of them are students who need it for their studies too who could really use the extra money. It's a very demanding job with lots of requirements and they deserve to be compensated considering the organization cannot run without them AND they're constantly under supervision/evaluation which can be quite stressful. Maybe one day our society will be paying the most essential workers their fair wage including others working in low wage/volunteer jobs, hopefully starting with the organizations that preach the 'good' they're doing/how enlightened they are to society but still stuck at the level of only paying their supervisors/managers and executives.
Have the opportunity to participate in ASIST course on suicide first aid with the Canadian Mental Health Association. A fantastic course that everyone should take on improving how we connect and support the people around us.
Members of the public, please be informed that the C.M.H.A. Edmonton Distress Centre, 'apparently' audio records every call. How is this legal when there is no warning at the start of calls? Aren't public / private / non-profit organizations obligated by the law to inform callers if calls will be recorded? Somehow this doesn't seem like a, "safe, confidential," distress line. This information should warrant a full investigation by Journalists. If you'd like to know more, just ask staff on the distress line. Some staff members will openly admit to and acknowledge that they record calls. How is this allowed?
Housing is horrible. As a tenant I was not treated with dignity and respect by the landlord or manager, I noticed they beliddled and degraded most tenants that lived there. In one instance I had written a letter to the landlord about how the manager completely came down on me yelling and even shoving her way into my apartment because my boyfriend was over and she was accusing him of living there and it was christmas eve! She had no proof and I proved he had his own place but still she would be very controlling and put me down. But I wrote a letter to the landlord because her abuse had been so overwhelming that I cut myself. She was that bad to me. I never felt at home or safe. The landlord never addressed my letter to her or talked with me about it at all. Only good thing was the mental health worker but they never ended up sticking around, went through 3 or 4 workers. All in all CMHA housing is not a good home for people suffering with mental illness or any kind of illness. They hurt you more than help you. Thankfully I am in a good home now. With management and staff who treat all tenants with respect and are very helpful.
I tried to get help one night suffering from a horrible life changing event.I highly recommend that if you feel really bad about yourself, then don't talk to the distress line. When done I was bullied by the person who I talked to, and felt worse.
They are supposed to be supportive and helpful, and all I experienced with them is bullying and segregation. They also talk badly about their donors. I will never ask them for help again. I will never donate either. Awful people in charge.
Accessible, inclusive environment which provides great training and other services.
Cmha is a great place for workshops and resources.
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