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17 Oct

Breaking The Cycle Of Performance Anxiety

Performance anxiety is a common yet sometimes debilitating mental health challenge that many individuals face at some point in their lives. Whether it's presenting in front of a large audience, taking an important exam, or performing on stage, the pressure to perform can trigger intense

10 Jul

Psychosis Vs. Schizophrenia: Understanding The Differences

Claire Chappell

When it comes to mental health vocabulary, certain terms often overlap, leading to confusion and misunderstandings. One pair of words that often confuse individuals is "psychosis" and "schizophrenia." While psychosis is not a specific disorder, it is a prominent symptom often present in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia

06 Apr

CEO Rebecca Shields Speaks to the Current Mental Health and Health Human Resources Crisis

Claire Chappell

Our CEO Rebecca Shields was invited to share her insights at two House of Commons committee meetings last week, talking about the impact of the pandemic on Canadians’ mental health and health human resource crisis. She urged the federal and provincial governments to work together

11 May

Registration Open for Mental Health in Motion

Claire Chappell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Newmarket, ON – May 10, 2021) – The Canadian Mental Health Association York Region and South Simcoe’s biggest fundraising event of the year is going entirely virtual for the first time! Over the next two months, Mental Health in Motion encourages people

05 Mar

Toward Recovery

Claire Chappell

Recovery from a mental illness is expected. And it’s not necessarily an end point—it can be a process that you work on no matter where you are in (or out of) treatment. For some people, recovery may mean living without any symptoms of a mental

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