UPCOMING EVENTS & IMPORTANT DATES

 September – December 2012

Families Caring, Families Sharing 2012 is an ongoing support group for families dealing with mental health issues. The group is facilitated by family members who face the same challenges. The group provides families with coping strategies and provides a support network. The group is held on the 2nd Monday of every month from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at  the Canadian Mental Health Association Board Room (Suite 205), 44 King Street (Chelsea Place Building, corner of King & Darling St) Brantford.

The Fall/Winter, 2012 schedule is as follows:

- Monday, September 10, 2012

- Monday, October 15, 2012

- Monday, November 12, 2012

- December Christmas Potluck Dinner – Date TBA

 For more information, please contact the Canadian Mental Health Association at 519-752-2998, ext. 112, e-mail: lill@cmhabrant.on.ca,  or Pat Buckley, Support Group Coordinator at   519-754-0134. e-mail: familiessupportingfamilies@hotmail.com 

Suicide Bereavement Support Group of Brant A support group for persons who have lost family or friends to suicide. The  group runs the third Wednesday of each month, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Stedman Community Hospice (behind the St. Joseph's Lifecare Centre) on Wayne Gretzky Parkway, Brantford.

The Fall/Winter 2012 schedule is as follows:

- Wednesday, September 19, 2012

- Wednesday, October 17, 2012

- Wednesday, November 21, 2012

- December date TBA

For more information, or to register into the group, call 519-752-2998, ext. 112 .

SEPTEMBER 2012 EVENTS

World Suicide Prevention Day, Monday, September 10, 2012 for more information, visit the WSP Day website at http://www.iasp.info/wspd/

CMHA Brant, Annual General Meeting, Tuesday, September 25, 2012 with Guest Speaker, Nick Czudi, Projector Developer/Researcher, St. Leonard’s Community Services, speaking on the topic “Substance Abuse Research Project”. Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. and the location is the Salvation Army Wynfield Community Church, 33 Diana Ave, Brantford, ON (off of Shellards Lane)

Mental Illness Awareness Week, September 30 - October 6, 2012   For more information, visit the MIAW website at http://camimh.ca/

 

OCTOBER 2012 EVENTS

Family Support Services in Community Based Mental Health & Addictions Programs – An Information Evening, Thursday, October 4, 2012 This event is being hosted jointly by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Brant County Branch, St. Leonard’s Community Services, Schizophrenia Society of Ontario and Woodview Mental Health & Autism Services. Guest speaker for the evening is, Sarah Cannon, Executive Director of Parents for Children’s Mental Health, presenting on the topic of “The Importance of Family Support”. There will also be presentations and displays by the organizing agencies on family support programs. Admission is free. For more information, or to register, call 519-752-2998, ext. 112.

SAVE THE DATE – Fall Forum on Suicide Prevention, October 23, 2012 from 6-9 p.m. at the Greens at Renton – Hosted by the Mental Health & Suicide Awareness Committee of Brant and the Haldimand-Norfolk Suicide Prevention Network. Stay tuned for more information.

NOVEMBER 2012 EVENTS

Movember  Movember Canada announces today that it will be addressing mental health, in addition to prostate cancer, as part of its Movember 2012 campaign. For more information go to: http://www.cmha.ca/news/the-power-of-the-moustache-as-an-awareness-tool-will-now-support-men%e2%80%99s-mental-health-initiatives-in-canada/

SAVE THE DATE - National Addictions Awareness Week – November 12-16, 2012  Stay tuned for the local Calendar of Events, put on by community agencies. For more information on NAAW, go to http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/NewsAndEvents/Information_Share/NAAWDAW/Pages/default.aspx

National Survivors of Suicide Day November 17, 2012 – For more information, go to http://www.afsp.org