Community Edition / Édition communautaire Spring / printemps 2016

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Spring / printemps 2016
Get Loud for CMHA’s 65th Annual
Mental Health Week May 2 to 8, 2016
Parlez haut et fort pour la 65e semaine de la
santé mentale le 2 au 8 mai, 2016
It’s CMHA’s 65th Annual Mental Health Week from May 2 to
8. Again this year, CMHA is asking Canadians to GET
LOUD for mental health!
C’est la 65e semaine annuelle de la santé mentale de l’ACSM du 2 au
8 mai. Encore cette année, nous voulons que le Canada PARLE HAUT
ET FORT pour la santé mentale.
Getting loud means speaking up to stop the discrimination
and the stigma that often go hand in hand with mental
illness. It means using your voice to raise awareness and
build support. For someone at home. For someone at work.
For yourself.
Parler haut et fort signifie se faire entendre pour mettre fin à la
discrimination et à la stigmatisation qui vont souvent de pair avec la
maladie mentale. Cela signifie utiliser notre voix pour sensibiliser les
gens et susciter leur soutien. Pour un collègue. Pour un membre de
votre famille. Pour vous-même.
GET LOUD to maintain positive mental health. GET LOUD
to get it back.
PARLEZ HAUT ET FORT pour maintenir une bonne santé mentale.
PARLEZ HAUT ET FORT pour retrouver une bonne santé mentale.
Visit MentalHealthWeek.ca to learn more about participating
in Mental Health Week.
Visitez SemaineDeLaSanteMentale.ca afin d’apprendre davantage au
sujet de la Semaine annuelle de la santé mentale et comment vous
pouvez participer.
Mental Health Week Activities / Activités pour la semaine de la santé mentale
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CMHA Sudbury/Manitoulin—Mental Health First Aid, May 3 & 4th /
ACSM Sudbury/Manitoulin—Mental Health First Aid, le 3 et 4 mai
Promotional #GETLOUD Ads— CTV, Q92, KISS105.3, MOOSE FM /
Promotions #PARLEZHAUTETFORT—CTV, Q92, KISS105.3, MOOSE FM
NISA – Mental Health Spectrum Board up in the lobby all week for
those to contribute art and writings on their experiences with mental
illness / L’INAS—Spectre porte-voix de santé mentale à la réception pour
la semaine, pour ceux et celles qui veulent contribuer de l’art ou une pièce
écrite au sujet de leurs expériences avec la maladie mentale
Various other presentations in the community. Be sure to follow along
on Facebook and Twitter! /
Une variété d’autres présentations dans la communauté. Suivez-nous sur
Facebook et Twitter!
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Share It Out Loud! Wellness Activity / Activité de bien-être partagez-le!
How will you be participating in Mental Health Week? Feel free to try out the suggestions we provided below or come up with your own
unique schedule. Don’t forget to #GETLOUD on Facebook and Twitter and tag us!
Comment allez-vous participer pendant la semaine de la santé mentale? N’hésitez pas à essayer les suggestions ci-dessous ou développez
votre propre horaire unique. N’oubliez pas de #PARLERHAUTETFORT avec l’aide de Facebook et Twitter!
Monday
May 2nd
Pet Therapy –
1pm @ NISA
Tuesday
May 3rd
Go for coffee with
an old friend or
family member.
Wednesday
May 4th
Find a park
nearby and spend
some time
outside.
Thursday
May 5th
Make a list of
short term goals
for the next
month and stick it
on your fridge.
Friday
May 6th
Find a new,
healthy recipe
and try it out at
home.
Saturday
May 7th
List everything
you are grateful
for and keep it in
a safe place.
Sunday
May 8th
Take 10 minutes
for yourself in a
quiet space with
no electronics.
Thérapie avec
les animaux—
13h00 à l’INAS.
Allez prendre un
café avec un cher
ami ou un membre
de ta famille.
Trouvez un parc
et dépensez du
temps dans la
nature.
Dressez une liste
de buts à court
terme pour le
prochain mois et
gardez-la sur
votre frigo.
Trouvez une
nouvelle recette
saine et essayez
-la chez vous
Dressez une liste
de ce qui vous
est cher et
gardez-la dans
un endroit sûr.
Prenez 10
minutes à vousmême dans un
espace calme
sans appareils
électroniques.
Join Ride Don’t Hide! / Joignez On pédale, on en parle!
Don’t miss out on Sudbury’s 2nd annual Ride Don’t Hide event at Adanac Ski Hill and
Rotary Park Trails on Sunday, June 26th. The ride is designed to accommodate all
activity levels! Bring your bike and helmet out for a day of mental health awareness
and physical activity. Register at http://ridedonthide.com/on/ride/sudbury/.
Ne manquez pas la chance de participer à notre 2e événement annuel On pédale ,on
en parle, qui aura lieu au Centre de ski Adanac et dans les sentiers du parc Rotary,
dimanche, le 26 juin. L’événement accueille les gens de toute habileté physique.
Emporte ta bicycle et casque de sécurité pour une journée d’activité physique et de
sensibilisation à la santé mentale. Enregistrez-vous au site web:
http://ridedonthide.com/on/ride/sudbury/.
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Mental Health Check-Up
Guest Writer: Melanie Lefebvre, Rehabilitation Practitioner
We’ve been taught to see doctors for physicals, dentists for cleanings,
optometrists for eyewear, mechanics for our vehicles, the list goes on.
But were we taught the importance of mental health check-ups? I know I
wasn’t. This wasn’t something they taught in school.
Our mental health is like our emotional currency that impacts how we
relate to ourselves and the world around us. My career path and lived
experience with mental illness is what taught me the value of this
currency.
You may be familiar with the adage, “inch by inch, it’s a cinch. Yard by
yard, it’s hard.” Let’s try a simple mental health check-up right here, right
now. Below you’ll find a sampling of coping tools I’ve learned throughout
the years. Choose one that speaks to what your mental health needs in
this moment and give it a try:
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Take a screenshot of a feel-good text someone sent you. Refer to it as needed.
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Feeling too busy? See if you can find 30 seconds to claim as your own. Maybe it’s 30 seconds before you get up for the
day or maybe it’s 30 seconds as you wait for your coffee to brew. Let them be 30 guilt-free seconds. Close your eyes, take a few
deep breaths—embrace the guilt-free zone.
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Need a hug but no one’s around? Visit this link to get a virtual hug: http://thenicestplaceontheinter.net
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Be gentle with yourself.
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Think of emotions like a circle—we all experience ups and downs and everything in between. Let this be a reminder that our
feelings are part of the human experience.
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When your emotions are tough, think of them as having a raging party. Sometimes by using our imagination to think of
our thoughts in a different context, we can create some space from them.
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Sing your thoughts. Sing them to the tune of a nursery rhyme. Want to take it to the next level? Get an app that turns your
speaking voice into a singing voice. This can help soften the intensity of your thoughts.
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Ask yourself: Will this matter one month from now? What about six months from now? This may give you some
perspective.
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Ask yourself how someone you admire would handle the situation.
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Think in shades of grey instead of black and white. This may give you some wiggle room when irrational thoughts are
trying to take over.
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Update—Harm Reduction Home Day Program
After just a few months of serving the Sudbury community, we now have 7
individuals in the program, 6 of which are now housed, who access
services regularly. To better serve these individuals, hours have been
extended to now be open 8:30am – 10pm. Members of the program have
significantly decreased daily alcohol consumption and have been working
on developing life skills such as grocery shopping, cooking, and cleaning.
They have also been learning how to work together and advocate for each
other’s needs in the program.
We are pleased to have seen the benefits of this service within other areas
of the community including dramatic reductions in police calls and
emergency and detox care. Our staff at the home has grown and are
looking forward to cross-training opportunities in Ottawa to further their
learning on how best to help those accessing services. CMHA is still
actively seeking a permanent location to add the much needed residential
component to the program.
Mise-à-jour—maison de reduction des méfaits
programme de jour
Suite à quelques mois au service de la communauté de Sudbury, nous
avons 7 individus dans le programme, dont 6 sont maintenant logés et
accèdent aux services régulièrement. Pour mieux répondre aux besoins de
ces individus, les heures du programme ont été prolongées pour qu’il soit
ouvert de 8h30 à 22h00. Les membres du programme ont
considérablement diminué le montant d’alcool qu’ils consomment
quotidiennement et travaillent sur le développement de compétences
pratiques, tels que faire l’épicerie, la cuisson et le nettoyage. Ils travaillent
ensemble et se défendent l’un l’autre, par rapport à leurs besoins dans le
programme.
Witnessing an Evolution: A Client
Success Story Guest Writer: Melanie Lefebvre
“Thank you for all you do and all you’ve done for me. I
would not be alive without you!”
These words are etched on the inside cover of a novel—a
novel published by an individual I work with.
It was a powerful compliment to receive but the real power
came from his willingness to live. Yes, he was referencing a
time in his life when depression was consuming him whole,
when thoughts of suicide held him hostage. But he was
also referencing a time in his life when he chose to honour
the safety contracts we created; he was referencing a time
when he agreed to collaborate with mental health
professionals despite the hopelessness he felt.
And most importantly, he was referencing a time when the
steady stream of suicidal thoughts lifted. And when they
lifted, I witnessed a new person evolve.
I witnessed a person who wasn’t working to obtain
employment which he enjoyed and took pride in, a person
who was hesitant to connect in a group setting become a
member of NISA (Northern Initiative for Social Action), a
person who wasn’t sure they were worthy of love enter into
a partnership, a person who wrote a novel with a special
message inside.
So to this individual, I ask him to read back the words he
wrote to me, as a message to himself.
Nous sommes ravis de voir les effets positifs de ce service sur autres
programmes et services dans la communauté, y inclus une réduction
considérable en appels à la police, et en cas d’urgence et de
désintoxication. Le nombre d’employés à la maison a augmenté et ils
attendent une formation transversale à Ottawa pour apprendre à mieux
aider ceux qui accèdent aux services. L’ACSM cherche encore activement
un lieu permanent pour ajouter l’élément résidentiel au programme.
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Breakfast of Champions—Gloria’s Restaurant
Thank you to everyone that came out to support our annual Breakfast of Champions at Gloria’s Restaurant.
The day was a huge success! As a community, we raised $3,200 for CMHA Sudbury/Manitoulin. We look
forward to seeing you all next year!
Un gros merci à tous ceux et celles qui ont appuyé l’événement Breakfast of Champions du restaurant
Gloria’s. La journée fut un grand succès! La communauté a recueilli 3,200 $ pour l’ACSM Sudbury/
Manitoulin. Nous espérons vous revoir l’an prochain!
Building New Community Partnerships: ARC Climbing Yoga Fitness & Kiwanis Club of Sudbury
Through ARC Climbing Yoga Fitness’ donation-based Karma Yoga
classes they were able to raise $1,500 for our upcoming Ride Don’t
Hide event. Thank you to our yoga community for making this happen!
We are so thankful for our new partnership with the
Kiwanis Club of Sudbury. The club has generously
donated $500 to our family-friendly Ride Don’t Hide event.
À travers les classes de yoga Karma d’ARC Climbing Yoga Fitness, ils
ont recueilli 1,500$ pour notre événement On pédale, on en parle.
Merci à notre communauté yoga pour leurs contributions!
Nous sommes reconnaissants de notre nouveau
partenariat avec le club Kiwanis de Sudbury. Le club a
généreusement contribué 500$ à notre événement familial
On pédale, on en parle.
Pictured here / ici-bas: Krista MacDonald (CMHA), Laura Schmidt
(ARC), Emily Zanini (CMHA)
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