ANNUAL REPORT - Canadian Mental Health Association

cmha-wecb in the community (cont’d)to offer a free workshop last October on “Mental Health and the Justice System” whichwas presented to a sold out crowd. In addition, the grant also allowed us to publish anew resource booklet for the community on the topic of the justice system and mentalhealth services. Fighting stigma continues to be one of the major objectives of ourcommunity relations activities and last year we brought singer/songwriter Judy Collinsto the Caboto Club to discuss her own battle with addiction and the loss of her onlyson to suicide. Collins offered an entertaining talk on the ups and downs of fame andthe constant struggle of living with addiction.quality programThe CMHA-WECB is committed to creating a culture of continuous quality improvement.The process is driven by Accreditation Canada standards of excellence. People are theessence of a good quality improvement program. The annual quality report is a summaryof the work and accomplishments of many people across the organization. The numberand diversity of the people involved in the quality and accreditation activities of CMHA-WECB and the City Centre Health Care make this a remarkable year! We have lookedwithin our organization, our services, the ways we deliver services, the administrativefunctions that support these services and have reached out to the consumers, theirfamilies and caregivers, and our community partners to ask them whether the servicesmeet their needs and how we can improve.Last year we also produced the second group of Mental Health for Life television showsin conjunction with Cogeco Cable 11. Cogeco has been extremely supportive of ouragency and allowed us to shoot four new shows about mental health. This is an originalshow produced only by CMHA-WECB and airing on the local Cable 11 channel.1008060402010080604020We thank all of our generous donors and volunteers for their support over the past yearand we look forward to working with them in the year to come.02006 2007 2008 2009 2010Good understandingof the program02006 2007 2008 2009 2010Awareness of ProgramIndicatorsTargetTargetPictured at left Laura Liebrock (top)CMHA Staff; Mary C. Wilson, CMHA Acting CEO and Glenn Stresman, CEO, Windsor Essex Community Foundation.Pictured at left Francine Gazdig (top), CMHA Staff;CMHA staff Deborah Waywell.27“quality is not an act but a habit” (aristotle)28