Community Coalition for Mental Health

For those of us in a similar struggle to build our "Mental Toughness" this is an interesting example of the power of the mind: https://www.mentallytoughtennis.com//a-star-is-born-bianca

Newfoundlander, CEO of MHCC Receives Order of Canada https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca//special-edition-mhc

NALOXONE was distributed across the province initially... BUT was it ALL REPLACED WHEN IT EXPIRED??!

Rise and shine! Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day! Don’t hit the snooze join the conversation and help drive Bell donations for mental health initiatives in Canada! https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/

We too often use damaging words and ideas about mental health. Often with good intention. Here is one I've heard a lot lately. On recurrence of Mental Health issues: "It is not a matter of if but when" I'd like to challenge that. Mental Health recovery is a Journey. Every step forward is a step forward. Every setback is an opportunity to learn and heal. 7 years in peer support I have seen the journey in hundreds of people. I have seen the pit-stops but more so the pr...ogress. From 9 Damaging Myths about Mental Health: Myth: Mental illness has no cure. While there are some disorders that are considered life-long even with treatment, many can be effectively treated and overcome. People living with a mental disorder, whether it’s anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or even schizophrenia, have far more available and beneficial treatment options today than in years past. A mental health professional will work with you to create an effective treatment plan that typically includes one or more of these options:Therapy, Medication, Peer Support. DJ

Eastern Health is offering an Anxiety Disorders Workshop on November 28th. Registration is required http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event

It began as a training exercise for the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, but blossomed into a multi-organizational partnership with Eastern Health that raised tens of thousands of dollars for mental health.

Because heroes are human, too. An injury is an injury; whether it's mental or physical. Workplace Mental Health Legislation - for ALL workers. Let's do it now. Let's get it right.

Workplace mental health legislation. For ALL workers. The provincial government has a chance to get it right. Newfoundland and Labrador is one of the last provinces to have it.

An injury is an injury; whether it's mental or physical. Workplace Mental Health Legislation - for ALL workers. Let's do it now. Let's get it right.

Workplace Mental Health Legislation. For ALL workers. Let's do it now. Let's get it right. As part of their jobs, many workers personally face or witness dang...erous, threatening, violent, and/or traumatizing situations. These situations can have a deep and lasting impact that can lead to mental health injuries and illnesses including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This campaign presents the urgent need for presumptive workplace mental health legislation for ALL WORKERS in Newfoundland and Labrador. We must do this now and we must get it right before it’s too late for those who are struggling with workplace mental health injuries.

Excerpts: "Some of Francis’s critics, including Viganò, are calling for the pope to step down. . . . "Last month, McCarrick, facing credible allegations of abus...ing seminarians and minors, became the first U.S. cardinal in history to resign. . . . "Viganò’s letter says that in 2013, he met Francis and told the new pope face to face that there was a dossier this thick about McCarrick. He says he then told Francis about Benedict’s order that McCarrick remove himself from public life. . . . The Pope did not make the slightest comment about those very grave words of mine and did not show any expression of surprise on his face, as if he had already known the matter for some time, and he immediately changed the subject. . . . The Viganò document . . . concludes the letter by blaming homosexual networks for sexual abuse and corruption. . . . Conservative American Catholics . . . have in recent years focused on the increased acceptance of LGBT people. Common targets . . . are bishops and cardinals they deem too moderate or liberal. Constantly on this list is D.C.’s Donald Wuerl, Chicago’s Blasé Cupich and Joseph Tobin of Newark. All are named by Viganò as being linked by wickedness. . . . The letter also includes an allegation against Wuerl, D.C.’s current archbishop and McCarrick’s successor."