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News releases

June 25, 2014 – Mental Health First Aid Canada launches new training course for northern peoples

YELLOWKNIFE – The Mental Health Commission of Canada is proud to announce the launch of Mental Health First Aid Canada’s new training course designed for Canada’s ...
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June 19, 2014 – Vancouver to Host International Mental Health Leadership Conference in 2015

OTTAWA – The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) was proud to participate in the ninth annual International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) Conference – a gathering ...
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June 20, 2014 – Landmark research shows Housing First approach proves effective in Winnipeg, particularly when tailored to the local Aboriginal context

WINNIPEG – New research findings were released today in Winnipeg by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) that underscore the clear effectiveness of the ...
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June 12, 2014 – New research results show that the Housing First approach contributes to ending homelessness

MONTRÉAL – The Mental Health Commission of Canada’s landmark research project on homelessness and mental health – At Home/Chez Soi – today released the results from its ...
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June 9, 2014 – Her Excellency Sharon Johnston to become 100,000th Canadian trained in Mental Health First Aid

OTTAWA – The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is pleased to announce that more than 100,000 Canadians have now been trained to carry out ...
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May 27, 2014 – Ground-Breaking New Brunswick Research Shows that Housing First Approach Working to End Rural and Small City Homelessness

At Home/Chez Soi program achieving real results, say Canada’s mental health leaders MONCTON – New research findings were released today in Moncton by the Mental ...
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May 5, 2014 – #308conversations – A National Suicide Prevention Initiative

Federal Members of Parliament to help shine a light on the issue of suicide in Canada Ottawa, Ontario — Today, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) launched ...
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April 15, 2014 – MHCC welcomes recommendations from Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner

Ottawa, Ontario — The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) supports the findings in Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Dr. Ann Cavoukian’s special investigation “Crossing the Line: Indiscriminate ...
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April 8, 2014 – Ground-Breaking Research Shows that ‘Housing First’ Approach Working to End Homelessness

Ottawa, Ontario — New landmark research findings were released today by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) that underscore the clear effectiveness of the ‘Housing First’ ...
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