Ontario Division 2301 - 180 Dundas St W. Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8 Phone: 416 - 977 5580 Fax: 416 - 977 2813 info@ontario.cmha.ca www.ontario.cmha.ca
203 - 44 King St. Brantford, ON N3T 3C7 Phone: 519 - 752 2998 Fax: 519 - 752 2717 mail@cmhabrant.on.ca www.cmhabrant.on.ca
80 Stanley Street Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Phone: 519 - 632 9737 Fax: 519 - 740 0461 admin@cmhagrb.on.ca www.cmhagrb.on.ca
9 Wellington Street Cambridge, ON N1R 3Y4 Phone: 519 - 740 7782 Fax: 519 - 740 0461 admin@cmhagrb.on.ca www.cmhagrb.on.ca
147 Wyndham St. N Guelph, ON N1H 4E9 Phone: 519 - 836 6220 Fax: 519 - 836 6237 admin@cmhagrb.on.ca www.cmhagrb.on.ca
Kitchener 67 King Street East Kitchener, ON N2G 2K4 Phone: 519 - 744 7645 Fax: 519- 744 7066 admin@cmhagrb.on.ca www.cmhagrb.on.ca
295A Broadway Orangeville, ON L9W 1L2 Phone: 519 - 938 8776 Fax: 519 - 938 9923 admin@cmhagrb.on.ca www.cmhagrb.on.ca
Champlain East/Champlain 329 Pitt St. Cornwall, ON K6J 3R1 Phone: 613 - 933 5845 Fax: 613 - 936 2323 office@cmha-east.on.ca www.cmha-east.on.ca
100 - 240 Grand Ave. W. Chatham, ON N7L 1C1 Phone: 519 - 436 6100 Fax: 519 - 351 9203 dmeurkes@cmhakent.com www.cmhakent.com
110 Centre St. St. Thomas, ON N5R 2Z9 Phone: 519 - 633 1781 Fax: 519 - 631 8273 cmhaelgin@execulink.com www.cmhaelgin.ca
PO Box 446-612 Portage Avenue Fort Frances, ON P9A 3M8 Phone: 807 - 274 2347 Fax: 807 - 274 2473 cmha@cmhaff.ca
1024 2nd Avenue East Owen Sound ON N4K 2H7 Phone: 519 - 371 3642 Fax: 519 - 371 6485 admin@cmhagb.org www.cmhagb.org
150 West St., Suite 204 Simcoe, ON N3Y 5C1 Phone: 519 – 428 2380 Fax: 519 428 3424 info@cmha-hn.ca cmha-hn.ca
388 Main St. E Milton, ON L9T 1P8 Phone: 905 - 693 4270 Fax: 905 - 693 9183 info.cmha@haltonhealthworks.ca www.cmha-halton.ca
131 John Street South Hamilton, ON L8N 2C3 Phone: 905 - 521 0090 Fax: 905 - 521 0211 info@cmhahamilton.ca www.cmhahamilton.ca
41 Octavia St Belleville, ON K8N 1P3 Phone: 613 - 969 8874 Fax: 613 - 969 8294 cmha.hastings@bellnet.ca www.hastings-cmha.org
540 Huron St. Stratford, ON N5A 5T9 Phone: 519 - 273 1391 Fax: 519 - 273 0505 geninfo@cmha-hp.on.ca www.cmha-hp.on.ca
51 Adelaide Street Lindsay, ON K9V 2Y1 Phone: 705 – 328 2798 North Toll Free: 888-454-8875 Fax: 705 - 328 0711 info.cmha@cmhakawarthalakes.ca www.cmhakawarthalakes.ca
6 Ordnance St. Kingston, ON K7K 5T9 Phone: 613 - 549 7027 Fax: 613 - 549 7098 cmhstaff@kingston.net www.kingston.org/cmha
210 Lochiel St. Sarnia, ON N7T 4C7 Phone: 519 - 337 5411 Fax: 519 - 337 2325 general@cmha.sarnia.net www.cmhalambton.org
52 King St. E. Brockville, ON K6V 1B1 Phone: 613 - 345 0950 Fax: 613 - 345 6965 colin.slack@cmha-lg.ca www.cmha-lg.ca
648 Huron St. London, ON N5Y 4J8 Phone: 519 - 434 9191 Fax: 519 - 438 1167 mailbox@london.cmha.ca www.london.cmha.ca
15 Wellington St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 5P7 Phone: 905-641-5222 Fax: 905-641-8821 info@cmhaniagara.ca www.cmhaniagara.ca
156 McIntyre St. W. North Bay, ON P1B 2Y6 Phone: 705 - 474 1299 Fax: 705 - 474 5325 info@cmhanipissing.on.ca www.cmhanipissing.on.ca
301 - 1355 Bank Street Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7 Phone: 613 - 737 7791 Fax: 613 - 737 7644 cmhaoc@magma.ca www.cmhaottawa.ca
522 Peel Street Woodstock, ON N4S 1K3 Phone: 519 - 539 8055 Fax: 519 - 539 8317 branch@cmhaoxford.on.ca www.cmhaoxford.on.ca
5 - 250 Clarence Street Brampton, ON L6W 1T4 Phone: 905 - 451 1718 Fax: 905 - 451 1720 admin@cmhapeel.ca www.cmhapeel.ca
2 County Court Blvd., Suite 102 Brampton, ON L6W 3W8 Phone: 905-451-2123 Fax: 905-456-7492 info@cmhapeel.ca www.cmhapeel.ca
466 George St. N. Peterborough, ON K9H 3R7 Phone: 705 - 748 6711 Fax: 705 - 748 2577 info@peterborough.cmha.on.ca www.peterborough.cmha.on.ca
386 Queen St. E. Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1Z1 Phone: 705 - 759 0458 Fax: 705 - 945 0261 general@cmhassm.com www.cmhassm.com
111 Elm Street, Suite 100 Sudbury, ON P3C 1T3 Phone: (705) 675 7252 Fax: (705) 675 7247 info@cmha.sudbury.on.ca www.cmha.sudbury.on.ca
200 Van Norman St. Thunder Bay, ON P7A 4B8 Phone: 807 - 345 5564 Fax: 807 - 345 4458 cmhatb@cmha-tb.on.ca www.cmha-tb.on.ca
15 Bradford St. Barrie, ON L4N 1W2 Phone: 705 - 726 5033 Fax: 705 - 726 0636 info@cmhasim.on.ca www.cmhasim.on.ca
480 - 700 Lawrence Ave. W. Toronto, ON M6A 3B4 Phone: 416 - 789 7957 Fax: 416 - 789 9079 cmha.toronto@sympatico.ca www.toronto.cmha.ca
1200 Markham Rd. Suite 500 Scarborough, ON M1H 3C3 Phone: 416-289-6285 Fax: 416-289-6843 cmha.scar@bellnet.ca www.toronto.cmha.ca
147 Wyndham St. North Guelph, ON N1H 4E9 Phone: (519) 836-6220 Fax: (519) 836-6237 Toll Free: 1-888-255-2642
1400 Windsor Ave. Windsor, ON N8X 3L9 Phone: 519 - 255 7440 Fax: 519 - 255 7817 info@cmha-wecb.on.ca www.cmha-wecb.on.ca
300 - 1091 Gorham Street Newmarket, ON L3Y 8X7 Phone: 905 - 853 5700 Fax: 905 - 853 1051 yorkregion@cmha-yr.on.ca www.cmha-yr.on.ca
130 Spadina Avenue, Suite 302 Toronto, ON, M5V 2L4 1-800-499-6367 / 416-449-6830 www.schizophrenia.on.ca
17 Victoria St Morriston, ON N0B 2C0 Phone: 519-822-8781 ssoguelph@sympatico.ca www.schizophrenia.on.ca
136 Cross, Main Flr Oakville, ON L6J 2W6 Phone: 905-338-2112 Fax: 905-338-2113 lcowley@schizophrenia.on.ca www.schizophrenia.on.ca
275 Bagot St. Suite 301 Kingston, ON K7L 3G4 Phone: 613- 549 2485/549-5 Fax: 613 – 549 8290 sso@kingston.net
533 Clarence St, Rm 207 London, ON N6A 3N1 Phone: 519-681 5122 Fax: 519-432 5358 tglazier@schizophrenia.on.ca www.schizophrenia.on.ca
1145 Carling Avenue Ottawa, ON, K1Z 7K4 613-722 6521 ext. 7775 or 7776 sdeighton@schizophrenia.on.ca
466 George Street N Peterborough ON K9H 3R7 Phone: 795-749 1753 Fax:705-749 6175 jmarquis@schizophrenia.on.ca www.schizophrenia.on.ca
240 Robinson Dr Thunder Bay, ON P7A 6G5 Phone: 807- 767 1640 Fax: 807-767 1640 info@schizophrenia.on.ca www.schizophrenia.on.ca
CMHA Building 36 Page St St Catharines, ON L2R 4A7 Phone: 905-688 2543 Fax: 416-449 8434 ssoniagara@bellnet.ca www.schizophrenia.on.ca
1262 Wyandotte St. E. Windsor, Ontario N9A 3K5 Phone: 519-254 6793 Fax: 519-254 8601 www.schizophrenia.on.ca
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Mental Health Platform (MEHEP) was created by Karen Byfield after she studied psychology at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. She created this website out of passion: to inform, educate, and bring to the forefront issues that persons with mental health disorders encounter.
Karen’s passion and empathy for the mentally ill started as a young child, when she would often witness people residing on the streets, in tattered clothing—if any at all—and conversing with themselves, and eating remains from garbage containers. When she inquired of her family about these persons’ state of mind, she was often told they were “mad”. So she assumed that ideology. Years passed by, and it was while working at a bank that was close to a mental health institution that her curiosity was piqued even further. She became friends with a psychologist from that institution and learned about the different terminologies associated with people who have a mental health disorder such as schizophrenia, depression, or bipolar. This knowledge gave her a heightened interest in mental health causes, which led her to pursue a degree in psychology.
Karen is a former Accountant and Bank Clerk turned mental health advocate. She has generously contributed to society in a positive way through ten years of volunteering in different institutions and organizations, such as the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, Immigrant Services, and the Women’s Centre, among others.
An altruistic and well-rounded woman with varied interests, Karen subscribes to Psychology Today, Women’s Health, and Christianity Today magazines; she also contributes monetarily to Save the Children and In Touch Ministries.
An avid news reader, Karen spends a lot of time learning about new mental health discoveries. In her spare time, she takes pleasure in traveling and learning about new cultures, as well as cooking and taking note of secret recipes. She enjoys exercising and playing a variety of games including Scrabble, Pictionary, Monopoly, and card games. She also enjoys watching and sometimes playing sports such as pool, table tennis, lawn tennis, and swimming. Karen is fond of reading books on brain and behavior, neuroscience, psychology, history, and religion. Karen resides in Ontario, Canada with her beautiful family.
Some of Karen’s philosophies of life by which she lives are as follows:
- What defines a person is not his or her haves or have nots, but his or her character.
- In every good person there might be a bad quality, and in every bad person there might be a good quality.
- Do not judge. Instead, examine or think about the underlying disposition of someone’s behavior that led to a negative response to society.
- Volunteering and giving back to society is rewarding.
- Having the positive support of one’s family and friends is important in life.
- Believing in yourself and having positive thoughts ultimately lead to success.
- There is only one life to live. Dream and think big.
- Having a faith-based belief system is essential. Understanding, apologizing, forgiving, and loving make up a healthy way to live.
- Being wealthy is not about how much money you have, but about how much love you have after you have spent your money.
- Time is limited. I cannot go back to yesterday and correct my mistakes, but I can start afresh today.
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