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This session explores the experience of loneliness and isolation, and will impart a baseline level of knowledge for organizations on how to recognize it, address it, and prevent it from impacting employee mental health. Using the Mental Health Works 3 Gears approach, it will establish a level of comfort discussing how loneliness can impact all of us, even if we are surrounded by people.

In any given year, one in five Canadians will have a mental illness, but five in five — all of us — have mental health. Just like our physical health, we all need to take care of it.

Women & Wellness Oxford County is excited to announce the 5th Annual Fundraiser on Friday, September 27, 2019 at South Gate Centre in Woodstock.  With the help of generous sponsors and engaged guests, this event has raised over $58,000 for Oxford County Walk-In Counselling.

Oxford County Walk-In Counselling is a free service that is helping hundreds of people in Oxford County – our neighbours, our friends, and our family members.  Counsellors help them develop knowledge and skills which will assist them in better managing and/or coping with why they came to Walk-In Counselling that day.  They leave with a plan in place.

This service is not funded by the government; it’s made possible because of fundraisers like Women & Wellness.

Your support as a donor and guest secures the access to Oxford County Walk-In Counselling for everyone in our community.

Evening Agenda:

5:30 PM - Doors Open, Silent Auction begins

6:30 PM - Opening remarks; Dinner is served Family Style

7:30 PM - Guest Speakers Betty & Desiree Ford share their story of hope, recovery, and resilience

9:00 PM - Silent Auction closes, Door Prize & Raffle Draws

Mental Health First Aid

If you’ve taken a physical first aid course, you’ve learned the skills needed to help someone experiencing a sudden illness or injury. People can also experience mental health crisis, and it is important that more Canadians know how to provide help in these situations too.

Mental Health First Aid Basic is intended for adults interacting with adults (18 years and older). Upon completion of the course, you will be well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with your family, friends, community, and workplace.

Mental Health First Aid Basic is a 12-hour course. The course discusses the following mental disorders:

• Substance-related disorders

• Mood-related disorders

• Anxiety and trauma-related disorders

• Psychotic disorders

First aid skills for the following situations are learned:

• Substance overdose

• Suicidal behaviour

• Panic attack

• Acute stress reaction

• Psychotic episode

*Sessions are on September 27th & 28th 9:00 AM - 430 PM at HOpe in the Telfur Burke

MATERIALS: Bring whatever office supplies you require to help your learning style, e.g. pen, post-it notes, highlighters, etc.

NO SCENT POLICY: Your instructor has environmental allergies so please refrain from wearing/using scented products (e.g. perfumes, colognes, hair styling products, hand cream, body lotions etc.). Failing to do so may result in being asked to leave the course.

BREAKS: There will be two, 15-minute breaks and 45-minute lunch break each session.

PARKING: There is underground pay-parking available at the HOpe Centre and pay-parking at Lions Gate Hospital Visitor Parking lot.

ACCESSIBILITY: Please inform us of any access needs we need to meet or consider in order to maximize your full participation during the course. The entrance on St. Andrews Avenue is accessible via wheelchair.

CERTIFICATION: In order to receive a Mental Health First Aid certificate of completion, you must be present for the entire scheduled training.

MISCONDUCT: If a participant is disruptive, disrespectful, rude, and otherwise negatively contributes to the unfolding of the course in any way, the instructor has the right to ask the participant to leave the course and the participant will not receive a Mental Health First Aid certificate of completion.

CANCELLATION POLICY - link to our cancellation policy: https://northwestvancouver.cmha.bc.ca/training-cancellation-policy/

The Canadian Mental Health Association National Conference is entitled as Restoring Mental Health in a Fractured World and it intends to connect, create and collaborate to demand and design the mentally healthy schools, campuses, workplaces and communities that the citizens deserve, and reimagine the healthcare system and supports required to serve their needs of the future.

Come dance and support the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Doors open at 12:30PM
Dance 1-2:30PM
Polish Hall
145 Pearl St
Brantford
$15 admission or over $20 will get tax receipt
"Mental Health is as important as Physical Health"

The Canadian Mental Health Association U of A Student Group Presents Mind Over Matter (MoM) 2019, a run/walk in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association Edmonton. Participants are invited to sign up for the event on the ticket link above or at https://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=16413, raise money and awareness for the CMHA Edmonton!

**REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 20TH @ 9:00 AM**

We can’t wait to see you on September 14 on the University of Alberta Campus!

World Suicide Prevention Day happens each year in September and is a day to remember loved ones that we’ve lost to suicide as well as learn about, and work together to promote suicide prevention/intervention efforts.

This year our event is taking place on September 10th at McGuire Lake and we encourage you to bring your own lanterns. There will be a lantern making station for you to create a lanter for you to walk with light.

The event is a family-friendly community event. There will be MC's helping guide the walk alongside music and refreshments. The lantern walk encourages people to sign up for suicide alertness training and mental health first aid courses offered through continuing studies to work together to prevent suicide and increase their ability to come alongside loved ones, colleagues and friends who may be struggling.