CMHA Kelowna News
The Mental Health I$$ue
“I’ve heard heartbreaking stories from parents of teenagers with eating disorders who are on long waiting lists for therapy. One woman told me how hard it is just trying to make sure they can keep their family member alive when all they want to do is end their life.”
Safeguard Your Mental Health in Wildfire Season
Photo Credit: KelownaNow Coping with natural disaster stress Tens of thousands of British Columbians are going through upheaval right now as hundreds of wildfires burn throughout the province. Mental health experts warn that the emotional toll of disaster can be as devastating as the financial strains of damage and loss of home, business or personal [...]
Canadian Mental Health Association on Reconciliation and mental health
Statement From CMHA Kelowna CEO My heart aches over the discovery of the unmarked burial ground of 215 children in Kamloops on the site of a former residential school. It aches with the knowledge that there are so many more to be found and it aches with the knowledge that this has come as news [...]