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Community Mental Health
Action Plan
Mission
To facilitate stakeholder created, collaborative solutions to mental health system challenges.
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Vision
Citizens in Edmonton and area will have access to a better coordinated mental health system that serves their needs across the whole mental health continuum.
Mental Health Training Framework
The Mental Health Training Framework is a guide that helps professionals identify training and resources to support the development of knowledge, behavioural and activating competencies.
What’s New
Wellness is supported by culture, language, Elders, families, and creation. Some signs of good mental health include: knowing and taking pride in who you are, enjoying life, being able to form and maintain fulfilling relationships, and coping with stress in a positive way.
2SLGBTQ+ (Two -Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) people face unique stressors, higher rates of discrimination and, as a result, experience poorer mental health than the general population.
For social-based organizations, information sharing is central to effective planning, policy development and service delivery. By working together, service providers can more effectively plan and serve Albertans.
Blog
Introducing the Community Engagement Toolkit
The Community Mental Health Engagement Toolkit was developed to support people looking to engage their communities in impactful ways around the conversation of mental health. It provides a framework as well
When Workplaces Don’t Work with Mental Health
Written by Allison Tunis, an award-winning visual artist and community arts facilitator working on Treaty 6 land in Amiskwaciwâskahikan. She is also the Administrative Backbone Support for the Community Mental
Trauma-Informed Care: Training that can Benefit Anyone
The Community Mental Health Action Plan partners with many organizations that play a significant role in improving addiction and mental health supports and services in Edmonton and surrounding areas.