Canadian Mental Health Association, Hamilton Branch

We provide community-based mental health services to individuals with a serious mental illness. We promote mental health awareness, strive to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness, and we work to improve the lives of people living with mental illness. Learn more at: www.cmhahamilton.ca

Mission
CMHA, Hamilton Mission:
Assist and encourage consumers to achieve and maintain their optimum level of functioning in the community within the framework of self-determination.

Our Values:
We believe the following values are critical to mental health and a personally satisfying quality of life:
- social justice
- open and honest communication
- enhanced quality of life
- access to appropriate and adequate resources/supports
- self-directed care
- community integration

General Information
All postings on our page are for general education, discussion or entertainment and not intended as counselling, clinical advice or treatment. CMHA, Hamilton is providing a broad spectrum of information in order to raise awareness about mental health and mental illness.

If you need assistance, please see your physician or health care professional for advice that is relevant to your individual needs or that of someone else. You can also contact the Mental Health Helpline for free, confidential information on programs and services in your area at http://mentalhealthhelpline.ca/ or by calling them on their 24 x 7 telephone line at 1-866-531-2600.

CMHA, Hamilton is not a crisis service; if you have an emergency, call 911.

At our discretion we may provide information regarding products or services of general interest to our readers, but by doing so we are not endorsing them or advertising on their behalf.