Tips for coping with travel anxiety this summer No Images? Click here Top tips for coping with travel anxietyVacations are awesome. But they can also be stressful for some people. Leaving our usual routine and surroundings, challenges might come up and may cause symptoms of a mental health condition to flare. Check out our tips for coping with travel anxiety. CMHABC named as ShineBright 2018 recipientWe are honoured to be the ShineBright recipient at this year's SHINE. The funds from the award will enable us to host a safeTALK suicide prevention training course in the LGBTQ community in partnership with the Vancouver Crisis Centre. Learn more and get your tickets. Help change mental health and addictions Services in B.C.The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions is currently requesting online feedback on the mental health and addictions system. Take this opportunity to help shape our mental health and addictions strategy and submit your feedback by August 21. Provide your feedback. New Here to Help info sheetsHere to Help has developed seven new information sheets on the following topics: dissociative identity disorder; schizoaffective disorder; evaluating mental health and substance use information; choosing a support group that’s right for you; ADHD in adults; ADHD in children and youth; depression, anxiety alcohol and other drugs.Free back issues of VisionsHere to Help is giving away back issues of Visions Journal [before Volume 10 (2014) - just pay a nominal shipping and handling fee! Great for display tables, libraries or publication racks, these issues are a fantastic opportunity to learn from people with lived experience. Copies not given away by August 31 will be recycled. Get your free back issues of Visions.Kelty Youth Ambassadors self-care guideThis guidebook on self-care, written by youth and young people across BC, provides information and inspiration to people looking to adopt more self-care practices in their day-to-day lives. Read the self-care guidebook.New mental health resource for service industry workersMind The Bar is a new mental health resource, information & support system, and community hub designed for the hospitality industry, that focuses on the major issues of depression, anxiety, addiction & workplace harassment. Find out more about Mind the Bar.Mental Health in the Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities of Youth with Disabilities (Richmond) - Aug 24The Cerebral Palsy Association of BC will host a legal workshop series addressing issues of mental health in the workplace for youth with disabilities. Topics will include human rights basics, employee and employer responsibilities and considering mental health as an employer. Register for the workshops. Recovery Capital Conference of Canada (New Westminster) - Sept 6-7The conference is aimed at those working in mental health and addiction and will feature 30 global expert speakers presenting contemporary evidence, treatment models and research. Find out how to register. CMHA Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor Training - Sept 11 - 12This two-day course is designed to help employers improve psychological health and safety or implement the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace in their workplaces. Register for the course. Preview screenings of Living in HOpe - Aug 13 & Oct 2These screenings of Living in HOpe, Part 1: Another Day in Paradise will be held as part of a study to evaluate the impact of a documentary on attitudes towards people with mental illness. People who attend a screening can participate by completing an online questionnaire before viewing the documentary, immediately afterwards and one month later. Find out more. Visit Jessie's Legacy at PrideOur friends at Jessie's Legacy and Family Services North Shore will be at the North Shore Pride: Pride at the Pier on July 31 and the 40th Annual Pride Parade on August 4. Stop by their table for information about body image, self-esteem and disordered eating and pick up a Pride Edition of the Love Our Bodies, Love Ourselves wristband. For more information. Confident Parents: Thriving Kids Intake Supervisor - CMHA BC DivisionWe are currently recruiting for a supportive, empathetic and organized Intake Supervisor to provide direct supervision to the Intake/Exit team, monitoring and supporting the progress of the team. Read the job posting. With your help, we can make a difference. Your donation provides hope and help to those affected by mental illness. MIND MATTERS is completely free and your e-mail address is not shared with any third party. If you would like to know more about our efforts to ensure your privacy is maintained, please contact us. Mind Matters wouldn't be possible without support from donors like you. If your BC agency has news or events you would like to promote in Mind Matters, please e-mail a short paragraph to mindmatters@cmha.bc.ca. 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