{"id":24798,"date":"2019-09-27T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T19:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=24798"},"modified":"2019-09-27T15:42:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T19:42:15","slug":"health-minister-marks-recovery-month-with-cmha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/health-minister-marks-recovery-month-with-cmha\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Minister marks Recovery Month with CMHA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne learned a lot about herself through The Humble\nTiger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the book of the same name, the Humble Tiger is a\nthree-week employment program spearheaded by the Canadian Mental Health\nAssociation (CMHA) of York and South Simcoe that is used as a guide to\nself-compassion when returning to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe emphasis of the program is on viewing ourselves and\nothers with self-compassion and care as we move through times of challenge and\npersonal growth,\u201d shared Anne. \u201cI thoroughly enjoyed going through the program\nand discussing the concepts of the program with group members and with the\ncourse facilitators; so much so that I took the course a second time and got\nsome new insights with regards to personal learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis course, along with some of the other courses I have\ntaken with the CMHA, have helped me slowly but surely regain the confidence and\nto set some goals to take the steps needed to work towards the achievement of\nthose goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Anne shared her message of recovery to visitors to the\nCMHA last Wednesday morning, Health Minister (and Newmarket-Aurora MPP) Christine\nElliott couldn\u2019t help but smile. Mental health and addiction are causes close\nto her heart and she joined Anne and the CMHA team to help mark Recovery Month\nand hear stories of clients who have found success through the myriad programs\noffered by the local agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecovery isn\u2019t a one moment in anybody\u2019s life,\u201d said\nRebecca Shields, CEO of the CMHA York & South Simcoe. \u201cIt is really an\nongoing journey. Sometimes recovery starts with the first small step of hope,\nand sometimes recovery earmarks the end to a course of a program or the start\nof a new job, and it is a wonderful thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecovery is never a journey that is just\nstraightforward. Often, we go back and we go forward, but why it is important\nto celebrate recovery is we have to recognize the work that goes along the way\nand take those moments to celebrate how far we\u2019ve come. There are many\nchallenges when we\u2019re dealing with mental health and addictions issues. There\nare barriers to care, the stigma that many of us face and there is also a lack\nof understanding, so the other reason why it is important to earmark this day\nand celebrate recovery is to remind ourselves of the hope, remind ourselves\nthat people do recover from mental illness and go on to have exciting,\nproductive and wonderful lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Ms. Elliott\u2019s perspective, taking the time to talk\nabout recovery is a very important step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot of \u201cmisunderstanding,\u201d she said about the\nchallenges many people face, and this could stem from \u201ca lack of knowledge\nabout the fact that people can recover.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey still need to check in from time to time, but it is\nreally important to celebrate when those successes are made,\u201d she said. \u201cI\nwould like to thank CMHA York and South Simcoe for making this day possible and\ninviting me to join you. It really is an important issue to me. This event does\nplay such an important role in raising awareness about mental health and\naddictions and it encourages people to share their stories as we\u2019re doing\ntoday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile everyone\u2019s journey to recovery is unique, by\nsharing experiences I hope those struggling with mental health and addictions\nrealise they are not alone and there are supports and services out there to\nhelp you. We are committed as your government to doing our part. We are making\naddictions and mental health a priority and are investing in services that\ndirectly help people struggling with addictions, specifically this month, and\ntheir families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo one should have to wait for long periods of time to\nget treatment. They need services when they need them in a timely manner, but\nit is also important that people shouldn\u2019t have to be in crisis to be able to\nget the access to the services and supports that they need, so the reality is\nthough that this is something that many vulnerable Ontarians face. There is\noften confusion about where to go and who to ask for services [but not here]\nbecause everyone knows Rebecca and her team. You\u2019re doing wonderful, wonderful\nwork.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Health Minister noted that listening to people with\n\u201clived experiences\u201d is vital for a government creating policy that helps create\na way forward and she reiterated that her government is \u201ccommitted to finding\nsolutions so everyone is fully supported in their journey towards mental health\nand recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are going to continue to listen as we continue to\ntake action to transform our mental health and addiction service system. We are\nlooking to innovative solutions to help develop this system that is going to\nmeet the needs of all Ontarians and that\u2019s why discussions like the ones we\u2019re\nhaving here today are so important because they help us to find better ways to\ndeliver more connected mental health and addiction service programs and I can\nsay that here in York Region those innovative solutions are already being found\n\u2013 in large part due to the CMHA and the work that you\u2019re doing here with your\nteam.\u201d<\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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