Category: Membership Archives

The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health Seeks Nominations from the Public (Ottawa, Ontario) February 22nd, 2013. Today, the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) announced they are extending the deadline for nominations for the Champions of Mental Health campaign. CAMIMH is an alliance of Canada’s leading mental health care READ MORE

To our membership: Thank you to those who responded to our Rallying the Troops article. Your support means the world. Please keep spreading the word to your networks that the NNMH needs their feedback and support. Also, please encourage people to join the NNMH at www.nnmh.ca. The cost to individuals, who are mental health consumer/survivors READ MORE

(I use the term troops with respect). Please come and join us and lend a hand – we need you. For those of you who do not know, the Board of Directors of the National Network for Mental Health (NNMH) has hired me on a three-month contract to carry out specific tasks resulting from their READ MORE

On November 9, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) handed down a landmark decision on disability rights. TheMoore case says that students with disabilities are entitled to receive the accommodation measures they need to access, and benefit from, the service of public education. In this regard, the Court said that adequate special education is READ MORE

Do you have any stories about how Peer Support helped you cope with your mental illness? We are working with others to create a Canadian Charter of Peer Support and need your input! READ MORE

National Network for Mental Health President, Jean Beckett, announced today, that Joan Edwards Karmazyn has decided to resign from her position of National Executive Director of the NNMH at the end May 2012. Joan, who is planning her retirement from the mental health field will not be totally disappearing from our sights though, as she READ MORE

Council of Canadians with Disabilities Media Release 30 March 2012 For Immediate Release Viewing Budget 2012 with a Disability Lens Budget 2012 made incremental improvements for people with disabilities: The Registered Disability Savings Plan will see a number of reforms making the rules on withdrawals more flexible, improving administration and allowing family members to open READ MORE

VIDEO on PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6rmK8GE6rc READ MORE

Dear friend/colleague, The NNMH (National Network for Mental Health) has submitted a project to the Aviva Community Fund competition and is asking for your votes! Our project is called Mental Health Wellness & Recovery and the Role of Peer Support. It only takes a couple of minutes to vote and you can vote for our READ MORE