Canadian Mental Health Association Edmonton - Edmonton, Alberta

Bernard A.

I love the workshops I've taken online. They have really great facilitators that knows a lot about the workshops they are facilitating. I had suggested them to my friends . Looking forward to attending more workshops with you guys.

Honestly Y.

The volunteers who man this line are incredibly supportive, caring, and compassionate. The volunteer who was on the phone line with me gave me a great deal of assistance in dealing with a difficult situation that I was experiencing at that time. I would recommend this service to anyone who needs someone to talk to and support them when dealing with problems in their lives.

Jaylen G.

Incredible distress line volunteers dedicated to helping people! I know this view might be controversial, but they really should be paid for their time (alot of them are students who need it for their studies too who could really use the extra money). It's a very demanding job with lots of requirements and they deserve to be compensated considering the organization cannot run without them AND they're constantly under supervision/evaluation which can be quite stressful. Maybe one day our society will be paying the most essential workers their fair wage (including others working in low wage/volunteer jobs), hopefully starting with the organizations that preach the 'good' they're doing/how enlightened they are to society but still stuck at the level of only paying their supervisors/managers and executives.

Rita D.

Phoned more than once trying to help family member and friends. They helped me learn how to navigate the system and help others. I recommend it to any Edmontonian isolated and unsure how to take that big firststep: seek out others and ask for help.

Marvin H.

Members of the public, please be informed that the C.M.H.A. Edmonton Distress Centre, 'apparently' audio records every call.

How is this legal when there is no warning at the start of calls? Aren't public / private / non-profit organizations obligated (by the law) to inform callers if calls will be recorded? Somehow this doesn't seem like a, "safe, confidential," distress line. This information should warrant a full investigation by Journalists.

If you'd like to know more, just ask staff on the distress line. Some staff members will openly admit to and acknowledge that they record calls.

How is this allowed?

Rachel W.

Housing is horrible. As a tenant I was not treated with dignity and respect by the landlord or manager, I noticed they beliddled and degraded most tenants that lived there. In one instance I had written a letter to the landlord about how the manager completely came down on me yelling and even shoving her way into my apartment because my boyfriend was over and she was accusing him of living there and it was christmas eve! She had no proof and I proved he had his own place but still she would be very controlling and put me down. But I wrote a letter to the landlord because her abuse had been so overwhelming that I cut myself. She was that bad to me. I never felt at home or safe. The landlord never addressed my letter to her or talked with me about it at all. Only good thing was the mental health worker but they never ended up sticking around, went through 3 or 4 workers. All in all CMHA housing is not a good home for people suffering with mental illness or any kind of illness. They hurt you more than help you. Thankfully I am in a good home now. With management and staff who treat all tenants with respect and are very helpful.

G M.

I tried to get help one night suffering from a horrible life changing event.I highly recommend that if you feel really bad about yourself, then don't talk to the distress line. When done I was bullied by the person who I talked to, and felt worse.

Bretton S.

Have the opportunity to participate in ASIST course on suicide first aid with the Canadian Mental Health Association. A fantastic course that everyone should take on improving how we connect and support the people around us.