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Welcome to NISA/Northern Initiative for Social Action
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NISA is an organization run by and for consumers of mental health services. We develop occupational skills, nurture self-confidence and provide resources for recovery, by creating opportunities for participants to contribute to their own well-being and that of their community.



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("Summer Heart" by Johnny Jaworski)

NISA's Heart Show


NISA / Northern Initiative for Social Action invites you to come out to Fromagerie Elgin on Thursday, May 10th between 6-9pm for the NISA Heart Show Opening Gala!
 
Showcased will be a diverse collection of artistic expression including poetry readings of the 10th Annual BrainStorm contest winners, crafted items and visual art pieces. There will be refreshments and entertainment provided! Some art works will be available for purchase.
 
Our works, individual and unique, reflect our diverse mental wellness journeys. We use the power of art as a vehicle to share and heal. "Every brush stroke is an act of courage."
 
The show will be exhibited from Saturday, May 5th until Sunday, May 27th.  Partial proceeds from the sales will go to support NISA's programs.
 

Mental Health Commission of Canada launches strategy

The way we talk and think about mental health is set to change forever in Canada.

On May 8th, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) will launch the much anticipated Mental Health Strategy for Canada, outlining the first-ever document working to help "improve mental health in our country."

Our Executive Director, Shana Calixte will be one of the featured speakers at the event, and will join many others in the mental health sector and ministry of health.

Click here to register for and watch the webcast live on May 8th, or join us at 105 Elm St. for a showing and refreshments for this historic occasion!


Peer Support Employment Training

For many people with lived experience of mental illness, recovery is an ongoing journey. We know that a lot of skills are developed from negotiating the rough terrain of individual wellness and from encounters with various mental health services and supports in our community. Recovery is a very individual experience, but it is often strengthened by connecting with someone else who has been there—a peer. Peer Support Workers are formalized, paid employees who adhere to best and emerging practices in the field which embrace confidentiality, boundary setting and conflict resolution, as well as traditional skills found within the mental health social services system.

NISA/Northern Initiative for Social Action is pleased to offer a five-day training program presented by Robyn Priest and Susan Musante from the Alaska Peer Support Consortium to offer those with lived experience of mental illness help to build their knowledge and qualifications in peer support for future employment.


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