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Talk Today is one of the most comprehensive mental health programs for amateur sports in Canada.

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elite athletes have participated in Talk Today since 2014

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fans reached at awareness events annually

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social media impressions on #TalkToday annually

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of CJHL participants learned “a medium amount” to “a lot” about mental health

Barrie 1
Barrie 2
Barrie 4
Calgary 1
Calgary 5
Kingston 4
Peterborough 3
Peterborough 2
Kingston 3
Kingston 2
Kelowna
Kelowna 3
Kelowna 2
Guelph
Guelph 2
Guelph 1
Erie
Kitchener 2
Lethbridge 2
London 1
London
OHL
Peterborough 1
Prince George 2
Prince George 1
Prince Albert
Sarnia 1
Saginaw 2
Swift Current 3
Vancouver 2
Saskatoon 2
Saskatoon 4
Windsor 2
red deer 1

Talk Today promotes the mental health of young athletes and to spread awareness about the benefits of positive mental health throughout communities across the country.

Originally launched by CMHA Ontario Division in partnership with the OHL in 2014, Talk Today provides an important opportunity to address the mental health needs of athletes across the province and across Canada.

British Columbia

Ontario

Alberta

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Talk Today partnerships involve three core components:

Support

  • Each organization has a CMHA Mental Health Coach who builds the relationship with the group and can provide resources and/or a warm hand-off to the right mental health supports in the community
  • Each organization establishes a Mental Health Champion, a trusted leader within the organization to whom athletes would feel comfortable expressing a mental health concern, and this person acts as a liaison to the CMHA Mental Health Coach

Education

  • All participants aged 15+ receive training in Team Up, a sports-specific mental health and suicide alertness program
  • Mental wellness presentations are provided to youth under 15

Awareness

  • CMHAs and partner organizations collaborate to host at least one awareness event annually to spread positive messages about mental health in the community
  • Using the hashtag #TalkToday, CMHAs and partner organizations come together to celebrate their partnership and raise mental health awareness through social media

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