WINTER 2014 Canadian Mental Health Association Volume 10, Issue 3

We are proud to be hosting Clara’s Big Ride the mental health conversation and in on June 14th, 2014. Our Youth share her own story of mental health Mental Health Promotion Worker, Tessa challenges. Clara’s Big Ride for Bell Let’s Blaikie is a part of a network of 82 Com- Talk will span 12,000 kilometres over the munity Champions for Clara’s Big Ride for course of 110 days, beginning in Toronto Bell Let’s Talk. Our Clara’s Big Ride Com- March 14th, 2014, visiting 95 communi- mittee will play an integral role in welcom- ties with Winnipeg being towards the ing Clara Hughes to Winnipeg during her end on June 14th and concluding in 110-day ride around to help raise Ottawa on Canada Day, July 1. awareness and action in mental health On June 14th, CMHA Winnipeg will host and reduce the stigma around mental Clara’s Carnival 11:00 am–3:00 pm at illness. Clara Hughes Recreation Park to wel- On her national bicycle tour through every come Clara to Winnipeg culminating province and territory, Canada’s six-time with ’s Big Social for Clara’s Olympic cycling and speed-skating medal- Big Ride at the Manitoba Museum from ist Clara Hughes will invite people into 7:00 pm–12:00 am. Clara will be speak- ing at both events and more details will IN THIS ISSUE be available soon. Clara’s Big Ride 1 To kick things off we are joining Bell Making Informed Choices 2 in its celebrating and talking about mental health on Bell Let’s Talk Day February is Psychology Month! 2 Tuesday January 28th, 2014 from 4pm- Board & Staff Listing 2 7pm at Clara Hughes Recreation Park Building Futures 3 (281 Henderson Hwy) with a commu- nity skate. Starting at 4pm hot bever- concert at the park. At 5:00 pm Ace Ownership Linkage Committee 3 ages and sticky buns will be available Burpee of Virgin 103.1 Radio will Emcee Community Education 3 & 4 thanks to the generosity and nutri- some speakers and prizes. Many more Courses tional sponsorship of Johnny’s Sticky performances will be included, as well Success Story 4 Buns. Sport Manitoba will be supplying as an ice sculpture building workshop, skates for youth and adults who do not WHO MiNDbank 4 art installations and more! Come con- have their own to come participate in nect with your community! You can 4 Opening Minds Project the evening. At 4:30 pm Keith Macpher- also catch us at IceBike February 16th Depression Survey 4 son will be performing an afterschool at the Forks.

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Board of Directors Making Informed Choices Rudy Ambtman Chairperson It is unsettling to be in hospital at the to understand aspects of the Mental Debra Radi Vice Chairperson best of times; even more concerning for Health Act that apply to their situa- Keith Maclaren Treasurer many of us is that our ability to make tions. Our goal is that people in care, decisions may be compromised. with knowledge and guidance, can Garth Fallis Secretary make well informed decisions so that The hospital is a place of great vulner- Damon Johnston Director they may exercise rights for themselves ability. We are unwell for whatever Jeff Wach Director within the legislation. Yutta Fricke Director reasons; health care staff may be trying Reid Hartry Director to figure out what is happening; we may As it is important to provide quality ser- have needed medication and feel out of vices our volunteers are currently being Graham Starmer Director sorts; and we may not understand a lot provided education on topics including: Harold Just Director of the language being used in referring Effective Communication, Advocacy, Stephanie Dudok Director to our care. All of this can make it seem Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health Betty Edel Director impossible at times to truly make a well Act legislation and the Mental Health Jocelyne Nicolas Director informed decision for ourselves. Many Review Board process. They will comple- people encounter the mental health sys- ment the current work of our Rights tem in a variety of ways, one of them be- Consultant to increase their capacity Staff Rehabilitation & ing through hospitalization. This process and confidence. In turn, we expect this Executive Director Recovery Service is that much more foreign for many of to allow the people we work with to Nicole Chammartin Afsana Nodrat us. Understanding what is taking place feel calm, capable and assertive, and Administration Anita Rempel and how we can advocate for ourselves in a space to advocate for themselves. Nico Velthuys Angela Monkman in the midst of this becomes challenging We anticipate that the service will be tenfold. available in the late spring or summer Pamela Porth Arlene Mayes of 2014. Rose Tan Cara Zabudny CMHA Winnipeg Region is proud to Ryan Rutherford Christine Piper announce that Volunteer Peer Mental A great thank you to our volunteers and Health Advocates will be able to work the Thomas Sil Foundation for their gen- Information & Coralee Dennis alongside inpatients in psychiatric erosity for making this possible. Education Services Curtis Brandt facilities to help them understand their – Grace Weinfortner Bill Burrows Darren Dobchuk status in hospital and support them Rights Consultant Carlos Miranda Garcia Deb Hargreaves Grace Weinfortner Desiree Dann John Finkbeiner Gabriella Mazzei February is Psychology Month! Kristy Carroll Heidi Ruchotzke This is the time of year when psychologists in the community offer free informational talks Stacey Shule Katie Redekop for the public. Here is a sampling of some of the talks that will be offered this year: Tessa Blaikie Lee-Ann Young Get Your Child to go to Sleep and Stay Asleep Contract Volunteer Marie Steele Presented by Dr. Kirsten Wirth February 3, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Coordinator Melanie White McNally Robinson’s Community Classroom Tammy Anders Nancy Broza Psych up your social life Natalie Rich Using the science of interpersonal connection to improve your health, work & relationships MISSION Presented by Dr. Kelley Robinson February 6, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Pat Fraser Millennium Library, Buchwald Room The Canadian Mental Health Association, Penny Gill How Your Mind Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It to Improve Your Health! Winnipeg Region is Roberta Braid Presented by Dr. George Kaoukis February 18, 7:00 – 8:30 pm part of a nation-wide, Sarah Boult Pereira Reh-Fit Centre, 1390 Taylor Avenue charitable organization that promotes the Sherriann Dexter Memory and Aging: What’s Normal, What’s Not? mental health Sheryl Giesbrecht Presented by Dr. Colleen Millikin February 23, 12:15 – 1:15 pm of all and supports fFirst Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg, 603 Wellington Crescent the resilience and Stephanie Skakun recovery of people Terri Tucker Look for a full listing of free talks on the Manitoba Psychological Society web page at www.mps.ca beginning the last week of January. experiencing Vanessa Wilson mental illness.

WINTER 2014 Winnipeg Region NEWS Page 2 BUILDING FUTURES winterCommunity Education Courses The province of Manitoba has nearly • Mentorship opportunities from Big 10,000 children receiving care from Brothers, Big Sisters of Winnipeg For these courses please register on our Child and Family Services (CFS) sys- (for youth aged 16–18) CMHAW website: www.cmhawpg.mb.ca tem. The circumstances, backgrounds, Location: CMHAW, 930 Portage Ave cultures, and economic statuses are • Free counseling from CMHA different for each of these youth, but Winnipeg region f Mental Health First Aid – Basic one common factor is that their sup- • Youth service navigation (open courses) ports from the CFS system will eventu- Participants will learn how to provide ally come to an end. These youth will Referrals to this program can come initial help to people who are showing reach adulthood in a province where from social workers, caregivers, family signs of a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. family supports for youth outside of the members or the youths themselves. We are happy to help youth with any • February 4 & 5 system tend to last well past age 18, • April 3 & 4 post-secondary education has a much mental health concerns they may have, larger influence on the job market, and but mental health is not the focus of f Mental Health First Aid – Adults Who the services. Interested youth will first Interact with Youth (French) rising rents make safe housing out of • January 25 & 26 their reach. Much of what has appeared meet with the Youth Service Navigator in the media about the CFS system over for an intake meeting. At this meeting f Lunch & Learns • February 25 Designing & Realizing Your the last few years has been bleak, but the youth service navigator will work to form goals based on their needs. This Personal Success Vision there have been great opportunities Presenter: Michelle Gibbens could mean a referral to one of the part- created for our youth in care. CMHA • April 8 Workplace Stress Winnipeg region is happy to be involved ner agencies, or advocating for those and Mental Health Matters with one of these programs. who are having a difficult time finding Presenter: Maureen Grace and accessing appropriate services in • May 13 Advocating Effectively Building Futures is a new initiative Manitoba. for Ourselves created by the General Authority of Presenter: Grace Weinfortner For more information on Building Futures Child and Family Services and a group Get Better Together! or to schedule an appointment with f of Winnipeg not-for-profit agencies to A program for living better with chronic help youth in care transition into adult Kristy Carroll, Building Futures diseas. For anyone who is sick and tired independence. Youth aged 16 to 25 are counselor, contact: of being sick and tired. Come join us one eligible to access services to help build a John Finkbeiner afternoon a week to learn to manage your condition better and cope with the strong foundation for independence. Youth Service Navigator challenges that health problems create These services include: Information and Education Services in our lives. • Financial Counseling, budgeting, and Canadian Mental Health Association, • Thursdays January 30 to March 6, tax preparation from Community Winnipeg Region 1:00 pm. Led by instructors who are Financial Counseling Services (with 930 Portage Ave, Winnipeg MB R3G 0P8 also living with a health condition. additional financial incentive) T: 204-982-6126 F: 204-982-6128 f Living Life To The Full [email protected] A program to help you understand your • Help in gaining employment from www.cmhawpg.mb.ca feelings and what to do about them. Youth Employment Services • Thursdays March 20 to May 1 5:30–7:00 pm Instructors: Tessa Blaikie & Stacey Shule THE OWNERSHIP LINKAGE COMMITTEE f Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction The practice of meditation is used to help The Ownership Linkage Committee (OLC), a committee of Canadian people learn to focus awareness on body Mental Health Association, Winnipeg Region is conducting a survey to hear sensations, thoughts, and emotions in a your concerns and expectations of Canadian Mental Health Association, nonjudgmental way and to explore their Winnipeg Region. inner world of mind/body, to recognize and mobilize their inner psychological There is onlyd one question in the survey: What would you like from resources and take better care of the self. your CMHA, Winnipeg Region? Please identify your connection with CMHA • Tuesdays April 29 to June 24 Winnipeg Region. 6:00–8:30 pm Instructor: Patricia Kovnats The survey may be completed online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JT6NPP9 FOR MORE INFORMATION or at the CMHA Winnipeg Region office at 930 Portage Ave CALL 204-982-6100

WINTER 2014 Winnipeg RegionNEWS Page 3 winterCommunity Success Story Education Courses f Mental Health Education for Families Rehabilitation & Recovery Service A six week course that informs families about important issues concerning mental illness and recovery I would like to introduce a very inspir- has been able to focus his energies on • Mondays February 24 to March 17, ing individual that came to work with his secondary goal of employment. We 5:30–7:00 pm the Community Housing with Supports worked together and after exploring all Instructors: Deborah Hargreaves team as of August 2012. When I first options he decided he wanted to apply and Cara Zabudny met this individual he was homeless for the SMD Marketabilities Program. and living at the Salvation Army for six After a selection and interview process Courses below are at alternate sites months. Prior to being homeless he had he was selected as an eligible partici- f Living Life To The Full been living in unstable rooming homes pant for their program which will work A program to help you understand your and unsafe housing. He has a diagno- with him and the Community Housing feelings and what to do about them! sis of bi-polar disorder, PTSD and also with Supports team to assist him on the • Wednesdays February 19 fsuffers from seizures, severe migraines journey of finding meaningful employ- to April 9, 7:00–8:30 pm and memory loss due to a severe head ment. Location: Wellness Institute, trauma. Seven Oaks General Hospital This individual often says he feels grate- Instructor: Stacey Shule Despite the challenges, it was evident ful to no longer be homeless, is less Registration right from the start that he was eager stressed and feels not only is his overall Online: www.sogh.ca/wellness/ to find a place to call home. He worked mental health much better but that his onlineregistration very hard with our Community Housing life is finally going in the right direction. By Phone: 204-632-3900 using the with Supports Team and was able to He keeps a positive attitude, works hard, Positively Healthy Guide secure housing in December 2012 in a and is always the first person to lend a In person: 1075 Leila Ave, front desk most desirable area of the city. He has hand to anybody in need; he is truly an River East Transcona School Division been in his home for just over a year and inspiration not only to himself but f Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction has been enjoying the basic freedom of to our entire team. The practice of meditation is used to help feeling safe and secure for the first time – Roberta Braid, Rehabilitation Worker people learn to focus awareness on body in years. It is due to this freedom that he Community Housing with Supports Program sensations, thoughts, and emotions in a nonjudgmental way, to explore their inner world of mind/body, to recognize and DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY INFORMATION ABOUT mobilize their inner psychological TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION resources and take better care of the self. The is interested in hearing about the information you want about • Thursdays January 30 to April 3, treatment choices for depression. Please complete this anonymous survey about your 6:00–8:30 pm information preferences and needs. You will NOT be asked to provide your name or Location: Reh-Fit Centre identifying information. To register: www.reh-fit.com Instructor: Clarence Ens Those who complete the survey will be able to download fact sheets which answer • Thursdays May 8 to June 19, common questions about treatment options for depression. 4:00–6:00 pm TO ACCESS THE SURVEY PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK: Location: McNally Robinson Bookstore Help Us http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1482177/Information-Needs-And-Preferences- To register: For options go to www.mcnallyrobinson.com Concerning-Treatment-Options-For-Adults-With-Depression Instructor: Narda Singh

The Mental Health Commission of Canada has released an What is Who MiNDbank? interim report on the Opening Minds Project, one of the Who MiNDbank brings together key policies, strategies, laws and first comprehensive looks at anti-stigma work in Canada. service standards for mental health, substance abuse, general We are pleased to share that the review includes infor- health, disability, human rights and development. The platform aims mation on our newly launched MILE 5 program (based to facilitate debate, dialogue, advocacy and research in order to on the TAMI Durham model highlighted in the report). promote national reforms in these areas, in line with international For more information please go to: human rights and best practice standards. MiNDbank currently uses http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/initia- nearly 4000 documents and resources for over 160 countries. tives-and-projects/opening-minds/opening-minds-inter- To access WHO MiNDbank go to: im-report?routetoken=8e794edd12642cd1bbcf433a218a www.who.int/mental_health/mindbank 55fc&terminitial=211

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