Just a quick note to let you know how much we are looking forward to the open house this afternoon.
We hope you are able to join us!
1-4:30 pm
Suite 110 - 2425 Quebec Street (Vancouver!)
Happy Mental Health Week!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
CMHA’S NEW PROGRAM- Get Set & Connect
The CMHA Get Set & Connect Program is designed to help individuals living with mental illness, make connections and form meaningful relationships with other individuals through activities in the community. Community inclusion is the goal.
What will the program include?
Register to attend one of the following orientations:
Wednesday, May 11th, 3pm
Mount Pleasant Community Centre, #1 Kingsway
Thursday, May 19th, 5pm
Mount Pleasant Community Centre, #1 Kingsway
Thursday, May 26th, 1pm
CMHA, #110-2425 Quebec Street
Call the Leisure Volunteer Access Coaches at:
Brent: 604-872-4902 ext 223
Tess: 604-872-4902 ext 222
Katy: 604-872-4902 ext 290
Email: leisure.volunteer.vb@cmha.bc.ca
What will the program include?
- One to One Leisure and Volunteer Community Access Coaching
- Connecting through Activity- small group matching with peers
- Travel Club - participants will gather tools and connections necessary to travel independently and move freely within or outside their community.
- Ready, Set, Go, Group-volunteer preparation course
- Monthly Networking Sessions: social gatherings to showcase success, learn about program opportunities, share leisure and volunteer resources and meet other people
Register to attend one of the following orientations:
Wednesday, May 11th, 3pm
Mount Pleasant Community Centre, #1 Kingsway
Mount Pleasant Community Centre, #1 Kingsway
CMHA, #110-2425 Quebec Street
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
We are having an Open House on Friday May 6 1- 4:30 pm
Please be our guest -
We are celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Mental Health Week and welcoming you to check out our new space.
CMHA Vancouver - Burnaby Branch , Suite #110 - 2425 Quebec Street, Vancouver (1 block west of Main Street).
Hope to see you there!
We are celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Mental Health Week and welcoming you to check out our new space.
CMHA Vancouver - Burnaby Branch , Suite #110 - 2425 Quebec Street, Vancouver (1 block west of Main Street).
Hope to see you there!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Recovery Dialogue Series in Vancouver - next session Apr 28 12:15- 1:45 pm
If you are interested in knowing more about recovery in the mental health sense, consider checking this out this opportunity to:
• Consider other perspectives
• Build relationships
• Discuss practice
Let’s Dialogue: April 2011
What we’ve learnt from the dialogues so far
THURSDAY, April 28th, 2011
12:15 – 1:45 pm
Ravensong Community Health Centre – Basement Rooms
2450 Ontario Street (between Broadway & 8thAve)
Pizza lunch provided - please RSVP by Tuesday, April 26th
jennifer.ho2@vch.ca or 604-708-5224
This event is open to all
• Consider other perspectives
• Build relationships
• Discuss practice
Let’s Dialogue: April 2011
What we’ve learnt from the dialogues so far
THURSDAY, April 28th, 2011
12:15 – 1:45 pm
Ravensong Community Health Centre – Basement Rooms
2450 Ontario Street (between Broadway & 8thAve)
Pizza lunch provided - please RSVP by Tuesday, April 26th
jennifer.ho2@vch.ca or 604-708-5224
This event is open to all
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
One of the reasons CMHAVB is so fond of the recovery process…
To all the folks who participated in the great #mhsm tweet chat last night, we’d like to add a bit more info about the recovery philosophy which influences all of the work we do here.
Given that there no one “right” definition of recovery in the mental health sense, one that always comes to mind - especially for its simplicity - is from a talk by Dr. Larry Davidson - “You can do it, we can help.”
Simple. Direct. Achievable. Empowering. Who wouldn’t want to embrace this?
For a more in depth definition please check out this entry and, among others, the work of Bill Anthony and Pat Deegan, and Mary Ellen Copeland.
One such example of the recovery process in action is peer support. Peer support can be many things, but in its essence it is people with lived experience of mental illness modeling and helping others move along their own recovery path. I know, this sounds a bit flaky, but it is really a powerful process, and it works!
I’d like to pass this quote along shared by one of our colleagues:
“Ideally, peer support is a gift that is happily accepted. It is an act of caring, trust and reciprocal empathy. When the connection succeeds, it provides emotional relief that one’s struggle against the world is not uniquely hopeless”
Given that there no one “right” definition of recovery in the mental health sense, one that always comes to mind - especially for its simplicity - is from a talk by Dr. Larry Davidson - “You can do it, we can help.”
Simple. Direct. Achievable. Empowering. Who wouldn’t want to embrace this?
For a more in depth definition please check out this entry and, among others, the work of Bill Anthony and Pat Deegan, and Mary Ellen Copeland.
One such example of the recovery process in action is peer support. Peer support can be many things, but in its essence it is people with lived experience of mental illness modeling and helping others move along their own recovery path. I know, this sounds a bit flaky, but it is really a powerful process, and it works!
I’d like to pass this quote along shared by one of our colleagues:
From the Article ‘Why Peer Support Is Like A Box of Chocolates’ by Raymond Cheng, Network Magazine Fall 2010
Friday, February 11, 2011
We'd like your input on depression screening events
Made possible with the support of a group of great volunteers, CMHAVB put on a small public depression and anxiety screening event at our office on Monday evening - Blue Monday - and we were a bit disappointed by the small turnout.
Not to be put off, we are seeking input from as viewpoints as possible to see how we can better meet the needs of our community.
One thought is that the need for this type of event is no longer needed. We think not.
Other considerations included:
The time of day not being a good fit. We planned this particular event to catch folks just after work...maybe this was a bit optimistic? Would a daytime event be a better fit for those concerned about low mood or anxiety?
The day of the week was not a good fit. A suggestion from one of our volunteer clinicians is to consider holding a screening event on a Saturday. We would be willing to try that.
Perhaps people would prefer to look at the screening tools in advance or even fill them out on-line prior to taking the time to come out to an event in person? We think this is a really good idea, and are willing to consider this option for our next screening event.
Most of all, we would like to hear what others have to say. Perhaps you have attended an event in the past? Or held you own events? Or it may be that have you have only considered going to a screening...
In any event, we'd like to hear from you.
Not to be put off, we are seeking input from as viewpoints as possible to see how we can better meet the needs of our community.
One thought is that the need for this type of event is no longer needed. We think not.
Other considerations included:
The time of day not being a good fit. We planned this particular event to catch folks just after work...maybe this was a bit optimistic? Would a daytime event be a better fit for those concerned about low mood or anxiety?
The day of the week was not a good fit. A suggestion from one of our volunteer clinicians is to consider holding a screening event on a Saturday. We would be willing to try that.
Perhaps people would prefer to look at the screening tools in advance or even fill them out on-line prior to taking the time to come out to an event in person? We think this is a really good idea, and are willing to consider this option for our next screening event.
Most of all, we would like to hear what others have to say. Perhaps you have attended an event in the past? Or held you own events? Or it may be that have you have only considered going to a screening...
In any event, we'd like to hear from you.
Event info - Self-Injury Awareness Day Mar 1 2011
Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD)
March 1 2011
An Educational Evening: Self-Injury Uncovered
Presenters:
Seia Roots
Lyn MacBeath, Psychiatrist
TUESDAY MARCH 1ST
6:30-8:00PM
CMHA Vancouver Burnaby Branch
175 West Broadway
Vancouver
Office # is 604-872-4902
This event is open to all by donation
$5 RECOMMENDED
March 1 2011
An Educational Evening: Self-Injury Uncovered
Presenters:
Seia Roots
Lyn MacBeath, Psychiatrist
TUESDAY MARCH 1ST
6:30-8:00PM
CMHA Vancouver Burnaby Branch
175 West Broadway
Vancouver
Office # is 604-872-4902
This event is open to all by donation
$5 RECOMMENDED
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