The Capacity Building & Education division promotes awareness and reduces stigma around mental illness through developing and providing education and programming. We provide skill development workshops on topics like the myths and realities of mental illness, suicide intervention, mental health in the workplace and surviving war trauma and torture, in order to increase the public’s awareness of mental health and mental illness. See the Training section for more information on all workshops offered.
CMHA Ottawa holds events during Mental Health Week in May and Mental Health Awareness Week in October. We also promote awareness of mental health related issues in the media to fight the stigma of mental illness.
Media Relations
Tim Simboli
Executive Director
613-737-7791 ext. 249
Dania Versailles
Director, Clinical Services / Directrice, Services Cliniques
613-737- 7791 ext. 117
Public Education
Volunteering
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch, is dedicated to enhancing and promoting the mental health of individuals, families and community through advocacy, education and mental health services.
Getting involved:
We welcome people to express an interest in volunteering with us at any time, however we only actively recruit when there is an opening. Please continue to visit this page regularly, to find out when our next recruitment opportunities will become available.
Current Volunteer Opportunities:
***We do not have any volunteer opportunities at this time.
Express Interest:
Subscribe to our Volunteer Programs mailing list to receive notification about upcoming volunteer opportunities and openings:
*Note: All submissions will be sent to volunteers@cmhaottawa.ca
Capacity Building
CMHA Ottawa works to influence change that will improve the social determinants of health, including income, employment, housing, social inclusion, and culture and language for persons with serious mental illness. The branch participates and provides leadership in numerous partnerships, coalitions, advisory committees and working groups including:
- Ottawa Suicide Prevention Network
- Alliance to End Homelessness
- Supportive Housing Network
- Table de Planification francophone,
- Ottawa Developmental Network Services
- Champlain Human Services & Justice Coordinating Committee
- Mental Health Community Support Services
- CMHA Ontario Executive Directors network