As CMHA’s Halton Region Branch has changed how they will be offering their services during the COVID 19 outbreak.
A lot of their services are still being offered over the phone.
CMHA Halton Region Branch’s specialist for health promotion and advancement, Melanie McGregor, says they want to encourage people to think about their mental health as well.
Adding that it is normal to be feeling anxiety at this time.
McGregor says that we need to be limiting the information we let our children see in the same way we should be limiting it for ourselves.
She encourages everyone that the best thing you can do is accept these feelings as normal and focus on what you can do to help yourself.
Finally, she says that changes socially may have an impact on our mental health.
You can call the 24/7 COAST crisis line at 1-877-825-9011
You can call for “walk in counselling” at 289-291-5396
There are 3 peer mentors who can provide counselling.
You can reach:
- Dave at 289-291-5440
- Sandra at 289-291-5443
- Lynn at 289-291-5390.
When asked about whether or not they’ve seen an increase in calls into the branch, McGregor says they do not have a sense of how people are handling the pandemic or how it’s affecting their mental health.
