Welcome to CMHA’s online community. This collection of discussion groups was created so that people with a mental illness or a mental health problem, their friends and family, could share and benefit from each other's experiences. These groups have become valued sources of support for people across Canada and beyond.

These groups are continually evolving, as are the many issues surrounding mental health and mental illness. If you would like to suggest a topic for another discussion group, please let us know by contacting us here.

In an effort to improve the CMHA’s web site, we made several changes when we developed our new web site (launched on April 18), including the structure of the discussion groups. Discussion group posts from the previous web site have been retrieved and are now available as archives. Participants cannot reply to archived posts, however, they are accessible as a reference.

We apologize for any inconvenience we have caused in this transition to our new web site and thank you for your patience.

We hope you enjoy participating in the new CMHA discussion groups. The groups are simple to use and there are guidelines to help get you started.