Name: safeTALK September 19th
Start: 2019-09-19T16:30:00-07:00
End: 2019-09-19T19:30:00-07:00
Location: CMHA Kelowna

2019 Kelowna Concert For Suicide Awareness

September 14, 2019 By Sarah Lust Leave a Comment

The Mysterious Barricades Concert Society hosts a series of 15 one-hour concerts across Canada between September 5th and September 14th to mark World Suicide Awareness Week. This concert series comprises of performances by some of Canada’s finest musicians and includes genres of classical, choral, jazz, and more.

People touched by suicide, mental health professionals, community figures, politicians, and ordinary Canadians stand up on this day to speak about mental health and suicide in hopes of reducing stigma and providing support.

Imagine a day when the barricades erected around the subjects of suicide and mental illness start to come down.
Imagine a day when hundreds of Canada’s finest musicians across the country join together to offer music of healing and hope to those in jeopardy, and to those left behind.
Imagine a day when even one life might be saved as a result.
Imagine you, joining with us, to let everyone know their lives truly matter.

Tickets: All concerts are free to attend. However, to ensure your place at the concert, we encourage you to reserve a free ticket in advance.

To learn more about the concerts, please click here.
To secure your free ticket, please click here.
OR contact the concert organizer, Rosemary Thomson, directly here.

Discovery College: Building Healthy Boundaries

August 21, 2019 By Sarah Lust Leave a Comment

Did you know having healthy boundaries helps reduce stress and improve wellness? Are you interested in taking time to learn more, explore which boundaries are important for you and practice some techniques to set and maintain boundaries? Register for the Discovery College pilot course on Building Healthy Boundaries. We know you may be busy, so we designed a streamlined course that discusses key topics including understanding boundaries and boundary-setting techniques; personal and relational boundaries; overcoming boundary challenges; and assertive communication.

Building Healthy Boundaries is a 4-session course that will run from 9:00-10:30am on Wednesday August 21^st, 28^th, September 4^th and 11^th at the Kelowna Community Health Centre, 505 Doyle Avenue. Participants must be available for all 4 sessions.

For more detailed information, here is the course syllabus:

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CMHA DISCOVERY COLLEGE: Building Healthy Boundaries

CMHA Discovery College Core Principles: Inclusion and diversity | Accessibility | Empowerment | Connection

Location:

Kelowna Community Health Centre
505 Doyle Avenue. Meet on the 2^nd floor
in the main waiting room.

Course Time:

9:00 – 10:30am

Please arrive by 8:45am

Class Dates:

August 21^st, 28^th, September 4^th, 11^th.

Phone No.

(250) 861-3644

Co-Facilitator:

Eimert K.

Co-Facilitator:

Seija E.

We acknowledge that CMHA Kelowna, its programs and services take place on the unceded traditional territory of the Okanagan nation and Syilx peoples.

Target Audience: This course is for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of what boundaries are, why they are so important to your personal well-being and how to set them in your life.

Course Format: The curriculum duration is 6 hours (4 x 1.5 hour modules). It is designed and delivered by co-facilitators with professional and lived experience who aim to offer a safe place to get together with people who may have similar experiences or goals, to provide information and inspiration through education, shared stories, resources and practical skills.

Overview: This course helps students identify and evaluate their own personal boundaries; learn boundary-setting techniques and practice them in a safe and supportive setting.

Objectives:

On completion of this course students will be able to

Define boundaries and describe the ways in which boundaries preserve and protect personal values;
Identify different types of boundaries;
Evaluate the effectiveness of their current boundaries;
Understand and apply boundary setting techniques;
Practice methods to overcome challenges to setting boundaries;
Apply assertive communication strategies;
Enhance or create new boundaries.

Discovery College Competencies:

Mindfulness
Self-Acceptance
Emotional regulation
Empathy
Learning
Communication

Learning Outcomes:

Topic

Overview

Objectives

Competencies

Module 1: Introduction to Building Healthy Boundaries

Module 1 will look at what boundaries are and how they can help positively benefit relationships and individual wellness. The section also touches on why boundaries are important and how we as individuals can go about setting them.

Understand the definition and concepts of boundaries

Identify and evaluate your personal values to guide your boundary-setting choices

Learn the WIN boundary setting technique

Self-Acceptance

Emotional regulation

Empathy

Learning

Module 2: Personal & Relational Boundaries

Module 2 will look at what boundaries are and how they can help positively benefit individual wellness and relationships. By understanding and evaluating different types of boundaries we can begin to better define our own boundaries as well as recognize boundaries of others.

Identify and evaluate your rights

Understand different boundary types and when to safely apply them

Identify and evaluate your personal boundaries

Practice self-awareness and noticing

Practice critical thinking skills

Mindfulness

Self-Acceptance

Emotional Regulation

Module 3: Overcoming Boundary Challenges

Module 3 will look at what boundary challenges exist in our lives. Knowing why boundaries are sometimes difficult to set and employing different techniques to help overcome these obstacles can ultimately lead to better, healthier relationships and interactions with others.

Practice gentle refusal and other assertive techniques

Identify what gets in the way of boundary setting

Enhance skills for raising difficult issues (giving negative feedback and handling criticism)

Practice strategies for overcoming boundary challenges

Communication

Mindfulness

Self-Acceptance

Emotional Regulation

Module 4: Assertive communication

Module 4 will look at assertive communication as a core skill to enhance boundary setting.

Understand assertiveness definition, guidelines, pitfalls and benefits

Develop assertive responses

Learn to express yourself in an assertive and respectful manner

Mindfulness

Self-Acceptance

Emotional Regulation

Learning

Communication

Course Materials: Materials to be supplied by CMHA Discovery College.

Parking: No free or validated parking is available. Students are responsible to arrange their own transportation and parking. Paid parking is available at the Library Plaza Parkade at 1360 Ellis street.

What to Bring and what to Expect: Please dress comfortably. Discovery College courses are structured as a group course so there will be other students taking the course with you as well as the two course facilitators.

The Payton & Dillon Budd Memorial Ride – Ride Don’t Hide

June 23, 2019 By Sarah Lust Leave a Comment

This June 23rd – let’s ride!

Kelowna, we want you to join us for the Payton & Dillon Budd Memorial Ride as we come together to Ride Don’t Hide as a community and #GETLOUD about mental health and suicide prevention. You can participate as an individual or as part of a team with your family, friends or co-workers and help us raise funds for mental health programs and services in our community. Let’s help people of all ages access the help and support they need and know they are not alone.

When we Ride Don’t Hide, we create change.

Routes/Cost:
4km or 6km Walk (Stride Don’t Hide) – $40
6km Family Ride – $40
25km Ride – $40
50km Ride – $40
Budd’s 100 – Sign up to be a part of Budd’s 100 today and decide which route is right for you later! When you join Budd’s 100, you agree to raise $100. PLUS, thanks to the generosity of the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation, your $100 in fundraising will be matched! The $40 registration fee is waived with this option.

Event Schedule:

Friday June 21 – CMHA Kelowna, 504 Sutherland Avenue

3 pm – 6 pm T-shirt Pick-up (Team Captains & Individual Riders only) and New Registrations

Sunday June 23 – Baseball Diamond at Kelowna Curling Club, 551 Recreation Avenue

7:15 am – 8:00 am 50 km Ride T-shirt Pick-up (Team Captains & Individual Riders) and New Registrations

8:15 am 50 km Ride start

8:30 am – 9: 15 am 20 km, 6 km Ride and 4 km, 6km Walk T-shirt Pick-up (Team Captains & Individual Riders) and New Registrations

9:30 am 20 km, 6 km Ride and 4 km, 6 km Walk start

11:05 Speeches and Prizes

12:30 Event Wrap-up

Activities, Speakers and Entertainment

7:15 am Family Game Zone opens

8:00 am Food Tent opens

11:05 am Speakers Begin: Shelagh Turner – Executive Director CMHA Kelowna , Loyal Wooldridge – Kelowna City Council, Thomas Alan Budd -Title Sponsor, Cam McAlpine – Ride Ambassador

11:20 am Prizes announced

12:30 pm Event Wrap-up

About the Payton & Dillon Budd Memorial Ride:
At CMHA Kelowna we want to let anyone struggling in silence to know they are not alone. That’s why we are dedicating our Ride Don’t Hide event to the memory of two brothers in our community. The Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Ride is a rallying point for us all: Anyone can experience poor emotional or mental health. Anyone can be at risk for thoughts of suicide. No one should have to hide or stay silent. On June 23rd, join us and ride in plain sight to raise funds for programs and services in our community.

The Cause:
Ride Don’t Hide is a nation-wide fundraising bike ride that gives thousands of people across Canada the opportunity to connect—to their own mental health, to each other and to their broader communities, while raising the critical funds that support CMHA programs in their own community that help Canadians take care of our mental health.

The 2018 event was an overwhelming success. Thank you to all of our riders, volunteers and sponsors.

2018 Payton & Dillion Budd Memorial Ride

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This June 23rd – let’s ride!

When we Ride Don’t Hide, we create change.

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