What is Can You See Me?
The Can You See Me? campaign is a four week mental health awareness initiative offered by United Way Halton & Hamilton. The program is available to local companies to run in their workplace to address issues surrounding family mental health and the stigma surrounding mental health issues and disorders. The components of the campaign include:
- Weekly emails to all employees from CEO, with content provided by UWHH
- Anti-stigma posters for the workplace, adapted once a week
- Access to an educational e-module to all employees
- Workplace lunch-and-learns for interested employees
- Supplementary written reference materials available
Help us break the stigma
Demonstrate your commitment to your employees and our community by taking a proactive stance against mental illness stigma
Gain exposure through media promotion of the campaign and partner profiles
Make a positive difference in workplace culture by bringing awareness to mental health concerns, understanding and supports at work and at home
Did you know? It is estimated that improving the management of mental health in the workplace could decrease losses to productivity by as much as 30% and result in annual savings of nearly $400,000 in an organization of 1000 employees. (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2010)
Mental Health Services
ROCK (Reach Out Centre for Kids)
Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Halton
http://rockonline.ca/contact-us/
24 hour crisis line: 905-878-9785
Free Walk-In Services for families with children ages 0-17
Burlington
471 Pearl Street Burlington, ON L7R 4M4
Phone: 905-634-2347
Hours: Wednesdays 12-8pm (last session at 6:30pm)
Oakville
504 Iroquois Shore Road, Unit 12A, Oakville, ON L6H 2Y7
Phone: 905-339-3525
Hours: Tuesdays 12-8pm (last session at 6:30pm)
Milton
400 Bronte Street South, Suite 101, Milton, ON L9T 0H7
Phone: 905-875-2575
Hours: Mondays 12-8pm (last session at 6:30pm)
Georgetown
Hillsview Active Living Centre
318 Guelph Street East, Unit 9, Georgetown, ON L7G 4B5
Phone: 905-875-2575
Hours: Mondays 12-8pm (last session at 6:30pm)
Acton
Hillsview Active Living Centre
415 Queen Street East, Acton, ON L7J 2N2
Phone: 905-875-2575
Hours: Tuesdays 4:15-8pm (last session at 6:30pm)
Canadian Mental Health Association
1-877-693-4270
COAST (24 hour emergency services) 1-877-825-9011
Free Walk-In Services for 16+
Milton: Mondays – John Howard Society, 191 Main Street East
Burlington: Tuesdays – St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, 662 Guelph Line
Oakville: Wednesdays – CMHA Halton Region Branch, 1540 Cornwall Road
Georgetown: Thursdays – Hillsview Active Living Centre, 318 Guelph Street (back of building)
Hours: 1 pm to 7 pm in all locations (last appointment begins at 7 pm)
Kids Help Phone 1-800-688-6868
Family Adolescent Straight Talk (FAST) 1-888-651-5186
ONE Link
One contact, one intake conversation, the right care… one-Link is a single point of access for referrals to 10 Addiction and Mental Health Service Providers funded by the Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network.
1-844-216-7411
Nelson Youth Centres
Children’s mental health centre for children and youth ages 6 to 18
http://www.nelsonyouthcentres.com/
905-681-2611
Lynwood Charlton Centre
Child and youth mental health services in Hamilton
http://lynwoodcharlton.ca/momh/
905.389.1361
Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services
Services for children and youth facing mental health challenges and for those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Burlington
905-689-4727
Ontario 211
Free helpline that connects you to community and social services in your area 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in over 150 languages
dial: 211
Materials
The Can You See Me program has four posters with information on a mental health issue.
Want to learn more about the Can You See Me program? Read the Information Sheet.