Peter Coleridge, National CEOCMHA National ConferenceSeptember 15, 2011

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

“Take what you need and leave the rest” Elder of Okanagan Nation

Building Collective Impact

“I’m hoping that Canadians – who are

the most significant people in the world – will start to look upon mental disabilities in the same way as they look upon physical disabilities” Dr. Clarence Hincks 1918

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

“As the emphasis in fighting mental

illness is placed on the treatment of early cases, it is essential that the battle must leave the hospitals and move out into the community” Dr. J.D. Griffin, General Director, CMHA, 1952 -1971

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

“At the time, I was in Mental Health,

I did not realize the number of people that were disturbed and the stigma attached to them. The stigma still seems to be there but we tried to overcome that, and I think we had some success” Ross Ney, President Perth County CMHA, 1978

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

“Mental health is an important part of our overall health and well-being. We’re very conscious of our physical health but few of us take the time to focus on our own mental health yet research has demonstrated that our physical and mental health is interconnected.” Peter Coleridge, National CEO, CMHA, 2011

“Unfortunately, there is still a significant amount of misunderstanding surrounding mental health issues.” Peter Coleridge, National CEO, CMHA, 2011

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

“Organizations change with the times” Dr. Clarence Hincks, 1918

Building Collective Impact

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Maria Robinson

“When you are through changing, you are through.” Bruce Barton

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

“Nothing succeeds like successors”, Dr. Clarence Hincks 1918

Building Collective Impact A Strategic Plan to Enhance CMHA’s Collective Impact

Our Vision • For Canadians and mental health / For CMHA

Our Values

Our Roles

Our Goals

Our Strategic Directions

Action Plans

• Underlie our thinking and approach to mental health

• Affect how we will work together

• Roles of branches/regions and divisions• A value-added role for the national

association• National goals we will work towards together

• National strategies we will work on together to achieve our goals

• Collaborative actions that implement the strategic directions

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

Building Collective Impact

Whole Population Approach

•Community-based treatment•Partnerships for recovery & participation•Children & youth with severe

disorders•Mentally disordered offenders

•Expanding capacity & approach

of the specialty sector•Maximizing the role &

scope of primary care•More accessible help and

information •Develop competence

across the workforce

•At-risk parents/families•At-risk children & youth•At-risk employees•Persons with compromised

health•At-risk seniors

•Mental health literacy•Stigma & discrimination•Environments that

promotemental health – school, work•Healthy public policy

Mild to Moderate Mental Health and/or Substance Use

“At-risk” /Vulnerable Individuals

Whole Population

Severe & Complex Mental Illness and/or addiction

Homeless

Building Collective Impact

"Don't ask people to change, because they won't. Instead, show them how to change by doing.“ Anonymous

Building Collective Impact

One/two things that I can do as National CEO to support change/ a unified and stronger CMHA.

One/two things that you can do in

your role within CMHA to support change/a unified and stronger CMHA.

Building Collective Impact

“What you put in the circle comes back to you” The Honourable Steven L. Point