YWHO Wellington-Guelph News

June is Pride Month, and Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) Wellington-Guelph is excited to be engaging with our community at several local events: Palmerston – Pride in the Park: June 7 Guelph Summer Pride: June 7 YMCA Pride Bench Painting: June 13 Fergus – Out & About Banner Painting: June 15 Pride Month is a meaningful time for our outreach efforts, offering space both to celebrate and to reflect. For us, Pride is an opportunity to acknowledge the ongoing mental health imp

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) Wellington-Guelph is celebrating the success of this year’s Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign in Erin, which raised $8,446 in support of the YWHO Wellington-Guelph Main Place Erin Hub. From April 27 to May 3, community members showed their generosity by purchasing Smile Cookies at the Erin Tim Hortons restaurant. Through this annual campaign, 100 per cent of proceeds from every Smile Cookie sold are donated to local charities and community

Technology allows us to connect instantly with anyone, anywhere. Yet across Canada, millions of people are struggling with loneliness. This Mental Health Week, CMHA’s across Canada are raising an important question: what does constant digital connection really mean for our mental health? Young people are at the centre of this issue. Nearly 1 in 5 youth aged 16–24 report feeling lonely often or always, making them the loneliest age group in the country. At the same time, they