Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)

Founded in 1918, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is the most established, most extensive community mental health organization in Canada.  

We are a federated charity, which means we are a collective of organizations bound together by a brand and mission. Together, we identify and respond to Canada’s most pressing mental health priorities. At the national level, we push for nationwide system and policy change. At the community level, millions of people in Canada rely on CMHA’s extensive grassroots presence.  

CMHA provides advocacy and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive. 

CMHA relies on the support of generous donors and funders, public     and private, to do the important work we do.

Our new plan is ambitious, bold and forward- thinking. Our vision is necessary and clear.

Mental health is key to Canada’s recovery from the global pandemic, and the time to invest in transforming the mental health system in Canada is now. We will need ample resources to effect ample changes.

To find the CMHA closest to you, please visit this page.