Hello everyone!

Spaces are available for the educational sessions and the family support group meetings online. Posters below have the dates and times. To reserve yourself a place, email me at tmaxwell@cmhastarttalking.ca your date(s) of choice and a confirmation email will be sent with further details for joining online.

Canadian Mental Health Association of Simcoe County has their annual "Keep Talking" Gala coming up October 29th, and Toppers Pizza Canada is donating $1 from every sticks sold to CMHA Ontario and its branches from now until October 29th, links for further details are below.

FMHI's Facebook page helps keep us connected.

You can also find FMHI on Twitter and Instagram

 In this Issue:

• Toppers Pizza Canada #MonthofGiving

• 5th Annual "Keep Talking" Virtual Gala

• Virtual Family Caregiver Psycho-Education

• Virtual Family Caregiver Support Groups

• Supporting Your Loved One Through Addictions Group

• Family-Based Peer Support at CMHA Simcoe County

• Crisis Services

Take care, 

Tara Maxwell

Toppers Pizza Canada

is supporting mental health in our community

Toppers Pizza Canada is supporting mental health with their new Month of Giving, a fundraising campaign to support community mental health. From September 27 – October 29, $1 from every Sticks sold will be donated to support CMHA Ontario and its branches.

Funds raised will benefit mental health supports, programs and services in the regions they operate.

The proceeds from the following Topper’s franchise locations will be benefiting CMHA Simcoe County.

• 505 Bryne Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 9P7

• 499 First St, Collingwood, ON L9Y 1B9

• 1295 Mosley St, Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 2Y7

For more information visit toppers.ca 

5th Annual "Keep Talking" Virtual Gala

October 29, 2021

Join CMHA Simcoe County on Oct. 29th for their 5th Annual "Keep Talking" Virtual Gala presented by Allstate Insurance, visit here for more details.

Watch a sneak peek here on YouTube

Virtual Psycho-Educational Sessions

These sessions are offered via Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN).

Virtual Family Caregiver Support Groups

The 2nd Tuesday & 3rd Monday of every month via Zoom.

Supporting a Loved One Through Addiction 

Supporting a loved one through addiction can be a long, difficult and often lonely journey. This group offers a safe and non-judgmental space for open conversation to discuss, learn and cope with the struggles one might face when supporting their loved ones through addiction.

Topics include but are not limited to: supporting vs enabling, setting boundaries and goals, recognizing codependency, managing expectations, how being focused on “fixing” our loved one can result in years of self-neglect and the importance of self-care, emotions and frustration when relapse occurs and recognizing how relapse is often a part of the overall recovery process.

Email peersupport@cmhastarttalking.ca to sign up.

Facilitated by Peer Supporters Jadine & Suzanne

Family-Based Peer Support

This service is available for family members who have been directly impacted by a loved one’s mental health challenge, illness and/or substance use.

Peer support is created through a trusting, equal and empowering recovery-oriented relationship between two individuals who share a similar experience. You will be connected with a trained Peer Supporter who can relate from a human to human perspective as can be related from a place of lived experience.

Find out more about Peer Support Services

To seek support, please connect directly with peersupport@cmhastarttalking.ca

Crisis Service

Crisis Services offers 24hr telephone support to assist individuals, community agencies, emergency services and family or friends, to work through resolution of identified issues and challenges. The team is comprised of mental health and addiction professionals, who are trained in suicide intervention, and can help stabilize pre and post-crisis, developing coping strategies and plans for ongoing mental health and addiction support and follow up.

Family Mental Health Initiative of Simcoe County

90 Mulcaster St.

Barrie ON L4M 3M5

705-725-0363 / 1-800-324-3252

fmhi.ca