Learn About Mental Health

Mental health is not only the avoidance of serious mental illness. Your mental health is affected by numerous factors from your daily life, including the stress of balancing work with your health and relationships. In this section you will find resources to help you stay mentally fit and healthy. To help you learn more about mental health, CMHA offers a wide range of downloadable resources to help support mental health awareness and wellness in your community.

Regional & National CMHA Brochures

The CMHA offers regional and national brochures on a variety of mental health topics. When you click on a link below it will direct you to the online brochure and a download button at the bottom of the page. Select the download button if you would like to view/print the same information in a printable pdf format. Here are the topics now available in a brochure format:

• Alzheimer’s Disease (BC)
• Anxiety Disorders
• Attention-Deficit Disorder in Children and Youth (BC)
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults (BC)
• Bipolar Disorder (BC)
• Borderline Personality Disorder (BC)
• Care for the Caregivers
• Children, Youth, and Anxiety
• Children, Youth, and Depression
• Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Use Problems
• Coping Through a Natural Disaster Emergency (BC)
• Coping With Loneliness
• Depression and Bipolar Disorder
• Eating Disorders
• Evaluating Mental Health and Substance Use Information (BC)
• Feeling Angry
• Improving Mental Health (BC)
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (BC)
• Getting Help
• Grieving
• Medications for Mental Illnesses
• Mental Health for Life
• Mental Illnesses
• Mental Illnesses in Children and Youth (BC)
• Mental Illnesses in the Workplace
• Mood Disorders (BC)
• Myths About Mental Illnesses
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Phobias and Panic Disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Postpartum Depression
• Psychosis (BC)
• Preventing Suicide
• Psychotherapy
• Schizophrenia
• Social Support
• Stress
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (BC)
• Self-harm (BC)
• Social Anxiety Disorder (BC)
• Supporting A Loved One
• Supporting a Friend or Family Member (BC)
• Talking to Teens About Mental Health
• Toward Recovery
• Understanding Substance Use
• Youth and Self-Injury

If you would prefer to read short excerpts for each brochure prior to selecting a topic, please visit our online library here.

Other CMHA Resources

The CMHA offers regional and national posters and tools that support a wide variety of mental health topics. When you click on a link below it will direct you to an outline of the poster/info sheet. There is also a download button if you would like to view/print the same information in a printable pdf format:

• Mental Illness and Addictions: Facts and Statistics
• Feelings Wheel (NL)
• Self-Care Wheel (NL)
• Guided Self-Esteem Journal (NL)
• What is Mental Health and Mental Illness?
• CMHA Mental Health Meter
• Coping Skills Paper Fortune Teller (ON)
• A Guide to Colleges and Universities for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities (MB)