Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto

About

Canadian Mental Health Association – Toronto Branch (CMHA Toronto) is the city’s leading community mental health agency. We provide accessible, quality care for people in Toronto through programs and services, research, and advocacy.

Established in 1953, CMHA Toronto’s vision is for mentally healthy people in a healthy society. We are on a mission to improve the mental health of all with services, advocacy, and leadership that create belonging and hope.

We celebrate the diversity that makes up Toronto’s cultural fabric and commit to serving all members of the community. We take a client-first, recovery-oriented approach to supporting people and their families when they experience mental health challenges or live with mental illness.

By integrating health and social care, we provide services that aid in long-term wellness including housing, employment, community connections, and so much more. Our community-based programming means we can partner with clients to support all aspects of their well-being: mental, physical, financial, emotional, and spiritual.

Our Impact

From being there for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, to providing tools that support day-to-day mental health, to working in the community to promote mental health, when people need support in Toronto we are here to help.

In the past year:

We served over 23,500 individuals across the city
We answered 9,296 information and referral inquiries
We hosted 124,732 people at social support programs and 5,083 people at workshops

As just a few demonstrations of our impact:

98% of clients agree services are of high quality
96% of clients agree the services they received helped them deal more effectively with life’s challenges
95% of clients agreed that responses to crises and urgent needs were provided when needed
93% of clients have maintained their housing for 12+ months

How your gift will be used

Mental Health Services & Programs

CMHA Toronto’s more than 50 services and programs reduce barriers and improve access to resources that support the social determinants of health, including income, education, housing, primary health care, and community connection.

Our client-focused, trauma-informed services and programs promote recovery and encourage positive mental health for clients and their families.

They are culturally responsive and inclusive to the needs of all Torontonians, evolving to help clients and their families access different supports as their needs change.

Mental Health Promotion

Through community-based workshops, resources, and programs, we champion the importance of mental health promotion. This work helps create and maintain safe living and working environments where people can experience and support positive mental health.

Mental Health Research, Leadership & Advocacy

We use our influence, research and experience to drive systemic change, relentlessly pursuing a mental health and addictions care system that is accessible to everyone.

We advocate for mental health promotion and mental health illness and addictions prevention within the broader mental health and addictions system, working collaboratively with community-based partners, clients and families, leaders in government, health care, and other sectors, and our generous family of supporters.

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A recent client survey revealed that: