Canadian Mental Health Association, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Branch

10/10/2025

Please note: Our offices will be closed on Monday, October 13th for Thanksgiving.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy weekend!

If you or someone you know is in crisis and requires immediate mental health support, call or text 9-8-8 to reach the 9-8-8 Su***de Crisis Helpline. Available 24/7/365.

10/10/2025

October 10 is both World Mental Health Day and World Homeless Day, a powerful reminder of how deeply intertwined mental health and housing are.

At CMHA HKPR, we’re working to bridge service gaps and expand access to barrier-free supports, with housing as a key priority. Through strong partnerships with Peterborough Housing Corporation, , and , we’re building more fluid, inclusive housing pathways for our community.

Learn more about our housing initiatives and mental-health walk-in clinics in our last two posts.

For a full list of programs and services, visit our website: cmhahkpr.ca

If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs immediate mental health support, call or text 9-8-8 to reach the 9-8-8 Su***de Crisis Helpline. Available 24/7/365.

10/09/2025

Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 5–11, 2025), led by Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health, is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of the factors that may contribute to mental illness. This week, CMHA HKPR is spotlighting housing and timely access to care, sharing recent statistics from CMHA National and highlighting how our work is helping to close gaps and improve access to barrier-free programs, services, and supports.

At CMHA HKPR, one way we are actively working towards providing our communities with timely mental health care is through our walk-in clinics.

In February 2025, CMHA HKPR introduced walk-in mental health clinics in Peterborough and Lindsay. Building on their success, we've recently expanded with a new clinic now open in Minden! (See locations and hours listed below)

These clinics were designed to offer real-time access to a mental health professional who can assess needs and connect individuals to the most appropriate care, whether through CMHA HKPR or another community service. Care is provided on a first-come, first-served basis, with a focus on timely, person-centered support.

Walk-in Clinic Locations & Hours:

Peterborough
466 George Street North
Weekdays, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Closed 12–1)

Lindsay
33 Lindsay Street South
Weekdays, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Closed 12–1)

Minden
6 McPherson Street
Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Closed 12–1)

Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health

10/08/2025

Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 5–11, 2025), led by Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of the factors that may contribute to mental illness. This week, CMHA HKPR is spotlighting housing and timely access to care, sharing recent statistics from CMHA National and highlighting how our work is helping to close gaps and improve access to barrier-free programs, services, and supports.

At CMHA HKPR, we strive to provide flexible strengths-based and barrier free supportive housing based on client need and stability and may be dependent on the different housing programs available. They may include: Case Management, Housing Supports, Peer Supports or Housing Retention visits by CMHA-HKPR staff or by Community Partners who provide primary support in the unit. Individual programs may have varying lengths of tenancy or different application or eligibility requirements.

In October 2024, CMHA HKPR reached a major milestone with the installation of its first Garden Home, a fully independent, self-contained living unit located in the backyard of an existing CMHA HKPR-owned property. The Garden Home initiative was born out of two critical questions: “How might we expand the affordable housing stock in our region” and “How might we better utilize the properties we already own?” CMHA HKPR is proud to be the first social service agency in Peterborough to pilot modular construction as a scalable and innovative housing solution.

To learn more about our Garden home and the supportive housing programs available visit our website: https://cmhahkpr.ca/programs/supportive-housing
or click the link in our bio (Instagram only).

Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health

10/07/2025

Check out some sneak peaks of the art work! 🩵

10/07/2025

Thank you for the story, PtboCanada. We’re proud to receive this enhancement grant, which will help strengthen real-time crisis response.

The Ontario government is investing $186,860.34 over two years to support the mobile crisis response team expansion, led by Peterborough County OPP, announced at the Peterborough Police Station on Friday afternoon.

The funding will enable police to work with trained crisis workers to provide the specialized support often needed when interacting with people who are experiencing a mental health-related crisis.

“Our police are increasingly confronted with the need to assist vulnerable people in a mental health crisis,” said Dave Smith, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP. “This funding will assist the Peterborough County OPP deliver appropriate services focused on de-escalation. Meeting the unique needs of an individual who is in crisis will help ensure a better outcome for everyone involved.”

For 2025-26 and 2026-27, 36 police services and OPP detachments will receive approximately $9 million through the Mobile Crisis Response Team Enhancement Grant to increase the capacity of mobile crisis response teams across the province.

Find more details on our website.

10/06/2025

We’re pleased to once again partner with to present Reflections of My Mind, an art exhibition showcasing works by artists with lived experience of mental illness. 💙🖌️

The exhibition will run from October 7–9, between 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM, at the Rotunda, Ross Memorial Hospital.

10/06/2025

We are a proud partner of charitable gaming through Delta Bingo Peterborough! Learn more at charitablegaming.ca

10/02/2025

💫 JOIN US FOR ARTS NIGHT 💫

Celebrate creativity, talent, and resilience with CMHA HKPR’s Art of Recovery Talent Showcase (ARTS)! 🎤🎨

Hosted by the HOPE Program, featuring powerful performances by individuals who have navigated mental health challenges, showcasing music, spoken word, visual art, and more. Plus, enjoy local vendors, door prizes, and a $5 chili dinner!

Event Information:

📍Peterborough:
Friday, October 10, 2025
Murray Street Baptist Church
175 Murray St, Peterborough

📍Lindsay:
Friday, October 17, 2025
Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
40 Williams St N, Lindsay

Please note: The correct event time is **5:00 PM to 8:00 PM** at both locations. There has been some incorrect information saying doors open at 6:30 PM. We apologize for any confusion.

🎟️ Free admission

📧 For information, vendor inquiries, or performance sign up, please contact the HOPE Learning Centre at hopelc@cmhahkpr.ca.

We HOPE you can join us!

09/30/2025

CMHA HKPR observes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We stand with communities across Canada in remembering, reflecting, taking responsibility, and honoring the children who never returned home, survivors, their families, and communities. Every Child Matters. 🧡

Across our offices, we invite our staff, clients, and community to reflect in ways that are meaningful to them, to get involved, to listen, and to learn.

Pictured here: our team in front of “Good Medicine,” a mural by Indigenous artist Jared Tait , proudly displayed at our George Street office. Jared belongs to lynx clan with roots to Sachigo Lake First Nation and Thunder Bay, Ontario. The mural, celebrates cultural practices and the strength of traditions. Each element tells a story, honours traditions, and reflects the teachings that guide. Swipe to see the full mural.

To learn more about the story behind the artwork visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6QezrZVGb0
OR click the link in our bio (Instagram only)

09/30/2025

On September 30 we honour survivors and their families and commit to doing better.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is about remembering what happened and supporting the work that’s still ahead.

It's also important to remember that although today is recognized as a day of awareness, it's a responsibility that continues.

We encourage everyone to take time to reflect and support Indigenous initiatives in your community.

Peterborough:
For those in Peterborough and the surrounding area, the Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre is hosting a powerful day of Orange Shirt Day programming at Armour Hill (300 Hunter St. E) continuing until 1:00 p.m. See the final slide for full program details.

Port Hope:
For those in Port Hope and surrounding area, the Municipality of Port Hope will honour Indigenous culture, history, and healing with an evening of song, storytelling, and performances from Tom Jackson and local Indigenous leaders at the Capitol Theatre (20 Queen St.) beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday September 30. See our Story for post link & more details.

Cobourg:
For those in Cobourg and surrounding area, the Town is hosting free screenings of Bones of Crows, a powerful film by Métis playwright and director Marie Clements, at Victoria Hall (55 King St. W.) on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
The story spans 100 years, following a Cree musical prodigy’s survival of residential schools and her family’s fight against systemic injustice. Rated 14+ for mature themes.

Also in Cobourg, From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Victoria Hall there will be historical prompts and reflection spaces, including two orange Adirondack chairs where visitors can leave messages. These chairs will later be placed along the Waterfront Wisdom Pathway.