BounceBack is a free skill-building program designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered online or over the phone with a coach, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
BounceBack was designed and launched by CMHA British Columbia. Since being launched across BC in 2008, BounceBack has shown to reduce depressive and anxious symptoms by 50% at program completion. BounceBack is currently funded by governments and donors and is available across Canada. For more information visit www.cmha.ca/bounce-back
In Ontario, the Canadian Mental Health Association York Region South Simcoe has licensed BounceBack from CMHA BC since 2017, delivering the BounceBack program to individuals across the province.
About BounceBack Ontario
The BounceBack Ontario team includes registered clinical psychologists, administrative staff and over 50 mental health coaches who provide safe and friendly telephone coaching in more than 15 languages.
Canadian Mental Health Association’s friendly and knowledgeable BounceBack coaches come from a variety of backgrounds, including psychology, social work and people with lived experience.
All coaches have received extensive training from clinical psychologists in the delivery of the program, as well as Youth BounceBack training, Mental Health First Aid, cultural and 2SLGBTQ+ competency and trauma-informed care training.
About Canadian Mental Health Association
Founded in 1918, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is the most established, most extensive community mental health organization in Canada. Through a presence in more than 330 communities across every province and one territory, CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive.
CMHA York Region South Simcoe (CMHA-YRSS) is one of the largest and fastest growing branches of CMHA, last year serving more than 18,000 clients. With a vision of providing Mental Health for All, CMHA-YRSS offers more than 30 mental health and addictions programs and services to youth (aged 12 and up), adults, family caregivers, community groups and local businesses.
For more information visit www.cmha-yr.on.ca.
Client Success Stories
New mental health program offers game-changing fast access to therapy
Toronto Star • October 23, 2023
Free program for youth and adults to learn skills to manage anxiety and depression.
‘The first step is the hardest’: York Region-Simcoe program helps clients bounce back to mental health
YorkRegion.com • May 23, 2023
1 of a 3-part series following journeys to mental health. Julie Miles shares her personal journey to mental health with hopes her experience may help others.
The BounceBack program is the easiest step, but if they feel they want more, need more, if they want to talk to a psychologist or somebody else, the first call is really the hardest, but it can help set them up on the right path.
Julie Miles, BounceBack Participant
In the News
Pay attention to your Spidey sense if you think your teen needs mental health supports
Toronto Star • February 5, 2024
Free and confidential BounceBack Ontario program puts teens in the driver’s seat to learn skills to manage their mental health, but parents and caregivers still have an important role to play.
Normalize with them how it is okay to talk about emotions.
Dr. Lyndall Schumann, Clinical Director of Strategy and Innovation with BounceBack Ontario
Make sure they know, ‘I am here to help if you want me to.’ A next step
may be making them aware of options: mentioning the option of
the safe and confidential program you heard about and,
‘Do you want to check it out?’
Helping teens take control of their thoughts and emotions
Toronto Star • September 1, 2023
CMHA’s BounceBack Ontario is a free and confidential program that gives adolescents tools to bounce back from stress, low mood or anxiety.
BounceBack is very flexible and self-directed, so participants get to decide what they want to focus on, whether it is, for example, social anxiety or stress.
Nellie Tak-Lai Klump, Coach and Training Coordinator
Podcasts
Episode 2. BounceBack: The CMHA’s Free Mental Health Program with Rachel Summers
Let‘s Go to the Library! | An NFPL Podcast
This month we’re continuing the conversation on mental health with a look at the Canadian Mental Health Association’s free BounceBack program. Coach Rachel Summers explains how the program works, and how you can access it for free. Listen to the episode below:
Episode 42: Bouncing Back with Rachel Summers
The Revolutionized Mind with Angleica Galluzzo | Mental Health Podcast
This week we are joined by mental health coach and advocate, Rachel Summers. Rachel is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy coach with the Canadian Mental Health Association’s BounceBack program which is designed to help people improve their mental health and well-being. In this episode, Rachel talks about her personal mental health journey with clinical depression, dealing with a loved one’s experience with addiction, and trauma. She explains how she had to create her toolkit of coping strategies and learn to use her soft skills as her strength, rather than a weakness. We discuss many things in this conversation, including EMDR, vulnerability, advocacy, and much more.
Listen to the Podcast episode below:
