Talk Today is Back!

5 October 2021

Hockey’s back! As players across the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) lace up for another season, CMHA Niagara is proud to support the Niagara Ice Dogs and Erie Otters with Talk Today, a suicide-prevention and mental health awareness program, for the 2021-22 season.

Talk Today was created in 2014 in partnership with the OHL and is now offered to athletes nationwide. Talk Today has four key elements:

• Mandatory evidence-based mental health and suicide awareness workshops for athletes that enable them to not only recognize when a teammate or others may be struggling but gives them tools to speak openly about suicide and assist in getting individuals support.

• A designated CMHA Mental Health Coach is connected to each team so that they can help in case someone with the club is struggling or seeking mental health information or services.

• Talk Today game days with related social media activities to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with mental health and addictions issues.

• A club Mental Health Champion who works with CMHA personnel to help implement the training and awareness activities.

You can also join us this February as we celebrate positive mental health with the Niagara Ice Dogs (February 24, 2022) and Erie Otters (February 16, 2022).

Can’t make it to the game? Our partners at the Ontario Hockey League have launched OHL Live on CHL TV to provide a high-quality viewing experience from home. The new platform provides streaming access to more than 700 OHL games.

CMHA supporters can save 10 % off the 2021-22 OHL Live All Access Pass by using code CMHA10 at checkout.