Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch (CMHA Ottawa)
@cmhaottawa.bsky.social
We provide community-based programs and services for individuals in the Ottawa area who live with severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder, many of whom are experiencing chronic homelessness.
Our motto: Mental health for all.
Our motto: Mental health for all.
C’est la Journée mondiale de la célébration du soutien par les pairs, un moment pour reconnaître les contributions extraordinaires des pairs aidants partout dans le monde.
Ici, à l’ACSM Ottawa, les pairs apportent des qualités uniques et essentielles aux soins de santé mentale que nous offrons.
Ici, à l’ACSM Ottawa, les pairs apportent des qualités uniques et essentielles aux soins de santé mentale que nous offrons.
October 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
C’est la Journée mondiale de la célébration du soutien par les pairs, un moment pour reconnaître les contributions extraordinaires des pairs aidants partout dans le monde.
Ici, à l’ACSM Ottawa, les pairs apportent des qualités uniques et essentielles aux soins de santé mentale que nous offrons.
Ici, à l’ACSM Ottawa, les pairs apportent des qualités uniques et essentielles aux soins de santé mentale que nous offrons.
It's #GlobalPeerSupportCelebrationDay, a moment to recognize the extraordinary contributions of peer supporters everywhere.
Here at CMHA Ottawa, peers bring qualities that are unique and essential to the community-based mental health care we deliver: lived experience, expertise, and empathy.
Here at CMHA Ottawa, peers bring qualities that are unique and essential to the community-based mental health care we deliver: lived experience, expertise, and empathy.
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's #GlobalPeerSupportCelebrationDay, a moment to recognize the extraordinary contributions of peer supporters everywhere.
Here at CMHA Ottawa, peers bring qualities that are unique and essential to the community-based mental health care we deliver: lived experience, expertise, and empathy.
Here at CMHA Ottawa, peers bring qualities that are unique and essential to the community-based mental health care we deliver: lived experience, expertise, and empathy.
Environ 4,500 décès par suicide chaque année. Ce la représente 12 personnes décès par suicide chaque jour.
Ces décès sont évitables.
Si vous pensez au suicide, demandez de l'aide. Faites le 9-8-8 ou contactez un ami de confiance.
Visitez 988.ca
Ces décès sont évitables.
Si vous pensez au suicide, demandez de l'aide. Faites le 9-8-8 ou contactez un ami de confiance.
Visitez 988.ca
September 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Environ 4,500 décès par suicide chaque année. Ce la représente 12 personnes décès par suicide chaque jour.
Ces décès sont évitables.
Si vous pensez au suicide, demandez de l'aide. Faites le 9-8-8 ou contactez un ami de confiance.
Visitez 988.ca
Ces décès sont évitables.
Si vous pensez au suicide, demandez de l'aide. Faites le 9-8-8 ou contactez un ami de confiance.
Visitez 988.ca
Around 4,500 people die by suicide in Canada every year. That’s 12 people dying by suicide each day.
These deaths are preventable.
If you’re thinking about suicide, reach out for help. Call 9-8-8 or reach out to a trusted friend.
Visit 988.ca
These deaths are preventable.
If you’re thinking about suicide, reach out for help. Call 9-8-8 or reach out to a trusted friend.
Visit 988.ca
September 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Around 4,500 people die by suicide in Canada every year. That’s 12 people dying by suicide each day.
These deaths are preventable.
If you’re thinking about suicide, reach out for help. Call 9-8-8 or reach out to a trusted friend.
Visit 988.ca
These deaths are preventable.
If you’re thinking about suicide, reach out for help. Call 9-8-8 or reach out to a trusted friend.
Visit 988.ca
Septembre est le #MoiDuRétablissement.
Le rétablissement est possible pour ceux qui le recherchent, mais la stigmatisation peut souvent constituer un obstacle.
Pour en savoir plus : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/lacsm-ott...
Le rétablissement est possible pour ceux qui le recherchent, mais la stigmatisation peut souvent constituer un obstacle.
Pour en savoir plus : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/lacsm-ott...
September 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Septembre est le #MoiDuRétablissement.
Le rétablissement est possible pour ceux qui le recherchent, mais la stigmatisation peut souvent constituer un obstacle.
Pour en savoir plus : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/lacsm-ott...
Le rétablissement est possible pour ceux qui le recherchent, mais la stigmatisation peut souvent constituer un obstacle.
Pour en savoir plus : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/lacsm-ott...
September is #RecoveryMonth.
Recovery is possible for those who are seeking it, but oftentimes stigma can be the barrier.
Learn more:
ottawa.cmha.ca/cmha-ottawa-...
#HopeHealingCommunity
Recovery is possible for those who are seeking it, but oftentimes stigma can be the barrier.
Learn more:
ottawa.cmha.ca/cmha-ottawa-...
#HopeHealingCommunity
September 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
September is #RecoveryMonth.
Recovery is possible for those who are seeking it, but oftentimes stigma can be the barrier.
Learn more:
ottawa.cmha.ca/cmha-ottawa-...
#HopeHealingCommunity
Recovery is possible for those who are seeking it, but oftentimes stigma can be the barrier.
Learn more:
ottawa.cmha.ca/cmha-ottawa-...
#HopeHealingCommunity
Au cours de cette semaine de la fierté, nous mettons l'accent sur certaines des voix des membres de la communauté 2SLGBTQIA+ que nous servons, en partageant trois histoires de clients qui ont navigué entre identité, santé mentale et rétablissement : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/pride-wee...
August 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Au cours de cette semaine de la fierté, nous mettons l'accent sur certaines des voix des membres de la communauté 2SLGBTQIA+ que nous servons, en partageant trois histoires de clients qui ont navigué entre identité, santé mentale et rétablissement : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/pride-wee...
This Pride week, we're focusing on just some of the voices of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community members we serve, sharing three stories of clients who have navigated the intersections of identity, mental health, and recovery: ottawa.cmha.ca/pride-week-2...
@fiertecappride.bsky.social
@fiertecappride.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This Pride week, we're focusing on just some of the voices of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community members we serve, sharing three stories of clients who have navigated the intersections of identity, mental health, and recovery: ottawa.cmha.ca/pride-week-2...
@fiertecappride.bsky.social
@fiertecappride.bsky.social
Happy Summer Solstice from all of us at CMHA Ottawa!
We are honoured to live and work on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation; today, let's take a moment to honour the land, and celebrate the season of energy, vitality and most importantly, gathering together.
We are honoured to live and work on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation; today, let's take a moment to honour the land, and celebrate the season of energy, vitality and most importantly, gathering together.
June 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Happy Summer Solstice from all of us at CMHA Ottawa!
We are honoured to live and work on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation; today, let's take a moment to honour the land, and celebrate the season of energy, vitality and most importantly, gathering together.
We are honoured to live and work on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation; today, let's take a moment to honour the land, and celebrate the season of energy, vitality and most importantly, gathering together.
C'est la Journée de sensibilisation à la santé mentale des hommes. 67 % des hommes n'ont jamais consulté un professionnel. La moitié d'entre eux déclarent ne pas bénéficier d'un soutien social suffisant. Un homme sur quatre est exposé au risque de dépression.
June 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
C'est la Journée de sensibilisation à la santé mentale des hommes. 67 % des hommes n'ont jamais consulté un professionnel. La moitié d'entre eux déclarent ne pas bénéficier d'un soutien social suffisant. Un homme sur quatre est exposé au risque de dépression.
It’s Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day. 67% of men have never talked to a professional. Half say they don’t have enough social support. 1 in 4 are at risk of depression. CMHA Ottawa is proud to support men of all backgrounds, because connection saves lives.
June 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It’s Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day. 67% of men have never talked to a professional. Half say they don’t have enough social support. 1 in 4 are at risk of depression. CMHA Ottawa is proud to support men of all backgrounds, because connection saves lives.
2SLGBTQIA+ folks face higher rates of mental health issues, substance use and suicide because of rejection, isolation and discrimination.
June 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
2SLGBTQIA+ folks face higher rates of mental health issues, substance use and suicide because of rejection, isolation and discrimination.
Les personnes 2ELGBTQI+ sont confrontées à des taux plus élevés de problèmes de santé mentale, de consommation de substances et de suicide en raison du rejet, de l'isolement et de la discrimination.
June 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Les personnes 2ELGBTQI+ sont confrontées à des taux plus élevés de problèmes de santé mentale, de consommation de substances et de suicide en raison du rejet, de l'isolement et de la discrimination.
For individuals seeking housing after a period of chronic homelessness, hiding their mental health struggles can be just part of their survival, but when support replaces stigma, healing begins : tinyurl.com/43v4zsdn
#UnmaskingMentalHealth #MentalHealthWeek #HousingFirst
#UnmaskingMentalHealth #MentalHealthWeek #HousingFirst
May 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
For individuals seeking housing after a period of chronic homelessness, hiding their mental health struggles can be just part of their survival, but when support replaces stigma, healing begins : tinyurl.com/43v4zsdn
#UnmaskingMentalHealth #MentalHealthWeek #HousingFirst
#UnmaskingMentalHealth #MentalHealthWeek #HousingFirst
Pour les personnes qui cherchent un logement après avoir vécu dans l’itinérance chronique, cacher leurs troubles mentaux peut être une question de survie, mais quand la stigmatisation cède sa place au soutien, la guérison commence : tinyurl.com/4ubhnsn7
#UnmaskingMentalHealth #MentalHealthWeek
#UnmaskingMentalHealth #MentalHealthWeek
May 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Pour les personnes qui cherchent un logement après avoir vécu dans l’itinérance chronique, cacher leurs troubles mentaux peut être une question de survie, mais quand la stigmatisation cède sa place au soutien, la guérison commence : tinyurl.com/4ubhnsn7
#UnmaskingMentalHealth #MentalHealthWeek
#UnmaskingMentalHealth #MentalHealthWeek
Du 5 au 11 mai, nous encouragerons la population canadienne à regarder au-delà des apparences afin de voir chaque personne dans son ensemble. #SantéMentaleSansMasque
En savoir plus sur la #SemaineDeLaSantéMentale et participer : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/mental-he...
En savoir plus sur la #SemaineDeLaSantéMentale et participer : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/mental-he...
April 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Du 5 au 11 mai, nous encouragerons la population canadienne à regarder au-delà des apparences afin de voir chaque personne dans son ensemble. #SantéMentaleSansMasque
En savoir plus sur la #SemaineDeLaSantéMentale et participer : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/mental-he...
En savoir plus sur la #SemaineDeLaSantéMentale et participer : ottawa.cmha.ca/fr/mental-he...
For #MentalHealthWeek 2025, we’re encouraging people across Canada to look beyond the surface and see the whole person.
From May 5-11, we're #UnMaskingMentalHealth. Learn more and get involved: ottawa.cmha.ca/mental-healt...
From May 5-11, we're #UnMaskingMentalHealth. Learn more and get involved: ottawa.cmha.ca/mental-healt...
April 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
For #MentalHealthWeek 2025, we’re encouraging people across Canada to look beyond the surface and see the whole person.
From May 5-11, we're #UnMaskingMentalHealth. Learn more and get involved: ottawa.cmha.ca/mental-healt...
From May 5-11, we're #UnMaskingMentalHealth. Learn more and get involved: ottawa.cmha.ca/mental-healt...
🏳️⚧️ Les personnes trans et non binaires ont toujours été là. Aujourd'hui (et tous les jours), nous les célébrons.
March 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🏳️⚧️ Les personnes trans et non binaires ont toujours été là. Aujourd'hui (et tous les jours), nous les célébrons.
🏳️⚧️ Trans and non-binary people have always been here. Today (and every day), we celebrate them.
On International Transgender Day of Visibility, CMHA Ottawa recognizes the achievements, resilience, and contributions of trans communities—while acknowledging the barriers they continue to face.
On International Transgender Day of Visibility, CMHA Ottawa recognizes the achievements, resilience, and contributions of trans communities—while acknowledging the barriers they continue to face.
March 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🏳️⚧️ Trans and non-binary people have always been here. Today (and every day), we celebrate them.
On International Transgender Day of Visibility, CMHA Ottawa recognizes the achievements, resilience, and contributions of trans communities—while acknowledging the barriers they continue to face.
On International Transgender Day of Visibility, CMHA Ottawa recognizes the achievements, resilience, and contributions of trans communities—while acknowledging the barriers they continue to face.
À l’ACSM Ottawa, les travailleurs sociaux sont au cœur du soutien et des services que nous offrons.
March 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
À l’ACSM Ottawa, les travailleurs sociaux sont au cœur du soutien et des services que nous offrons.
At CMHA Ottawa, social workers are at the core of the supports and services we offer. From mental health and addictions to housing and justice, social workers bring specialized expertise, empathy, and a problem-solving mindset to every aspect of care.
#SoAreWe
#SoAreWe
March 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
At CMHA Ottawa, social workers are at the core of the supports and services we offer. From mental health and addictions to housing and justice, social workers bring specialized expertise, empathy, and a problem-solving mindset to every aspect of care.
#SoAreWe
#SoAreWe
Friday evening marked the start of Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, introspection, charity, and prayer for Muslims around the world. That means our colleagues, friends and clients who follow Islam begun their fast on Saturday.
Happy Ramadan to all who celebrate in our community!
Happy Ramadan to all who celebrate in our community!
March 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Friday evening marked the start of Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, introspection, charity, and prayer for Muslims around the world. That means our colleagues, friends and clients who follow Islam begun their fast on Saturday.
Happy Ramadan to all who celebrate in our community!
Happy Ramadan to all who celebrate in our community!
Your vote. Your voice. Your 'someone'.
We've done the homework for you: the @cmhaontario.bsky.social website now features a full breakdown of the Ontario parties' commitments to mental health, addictions, housing, and public safety.
Check it out: thinkofyoursomeone.ca
#OnPoli #VoteSmart
We've done the homework for you: the @cmhaontario.bsky.social website now features a full breakdown of the Ontario parties' commitments to mental health, addictions, housing, and public safety.
Check it out: thinkofyoursomeone.ca
#OnPoli #VoteSmart
February 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Your vote. Your voice. Your 'someone'.
We've done the homework for you: the @cmhaontario.bsky.social website now features a full breakdown of the Ontario parties' commitments to mental health, addictions, housing, and public safety.
Check it out: thinkofyoursomeone.ca
#OnPoli #VoteSmart
We've done the homework for you: the @cmhaontario.bsky.social website now features a full breakdown of the Ontario parties' commitments to mental health, addictions, housing, and public safety.
Check it out: thinkofyoursomeone.ca
#OnPoli #VoteSmart
Prep your pecs, #Ottawa: The Push-Up Challenge starts tomorrow!
Register to support the Ottawa branch:
www.thepushupchallenge.ca/.../cmha-ont...
You'll be helping us provide vital programs and services for individuals in our community experiencing mental illness, addictions and homelessness.
Register to support the Ottawa branch:
www.thepushupchallenge.ca/.../cmha-ont...
You'll be helping us provide vital programs and services for individuals in our community experiencing mental illness, addictions and homelessness.
February 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Prep your pecs, #Ottawa: The Push-Up Challenge starts tomorrow!
Register to support the Ottawa branch:
www.thepushupchallenge.ca/.../cmha-ont...
You'll be helping us provide vital programs and services for individuals in our community experiencing mental illness, addictions and homelessness.
Register to support the Ottawa branch:
www.thepushupchallenge.ca/.../cmha-ont...
You'll be helping us provide vital programs and services for individuals in our community experiencing mental illness, addictions and homelessness.
Winter can be tough, with shorter days and the weight of stress or loneliness taking a toll.
Looking for more ways to feel supported this season? Read our list of tips here: ottawa.cmha.ca/blue-monday-...
Looking for more ways to feel supported this season? Read our list of tips here: ottawa.cmha.ca/blue-monday-...
January 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Winter can be tough, with shorter days and the weight of stress or loneliness taking a toll.
Looking for more ways to feel supported this season? Read our list of tips here: ottawa.cmha.ca/blue-monday-...
Looking for more ways to feel supported this season? Read our list of tips here: ottawa.cmha.ca/blue-monday-...