By Erin Knutson The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Kootenays celebrates Canadian Mental Health Week 2022 (May 2-8). As part of this year’s focus on…
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Regional crisis line responders celebrated
In 2020, Crisis Line Responders across the Interior Region provided close to 450,000 minutes of empowering support, skilled assessment and crisis de-escalation. A record since…
CMHA hosting annual suicide prevention event
By Erin Knutson The Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays annually supports World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) in solidarity with many organizations and supporters….
Safe Communities Cranbrook gets $5k donation
The Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund has donated $5,000 to Safe Communities Cranbrook to help complete the Community Suicide Response Protocol. The Cranbrook Community Suicide…
Preventing suicide through community and connection
Approximately 11 Canadians will end their lives by suicide today. Each year suicide claims the lives of more than 3,500 people in Canada. Here in…
New Interior crisis line network launched
All Interior Health residents now have around-the-clock access to toll-free telephone support when they need assistance managing personal concerns with the launch of an Interior…