Welcome to the Consumers' Health Awareness Network Newfoundland And Labrador

If you are living in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and are an individual who is living with mental health difficulties, or you know someone who is, then this is the place for you!

As you take the time to search our web site, our hope is that through it you are able to make a connection with other mental health consumer/survivors in order to share with each other your experiences on the journey of recovery.

Who is a consumer/survivor?

A consumer/survivor is any person who has or is experiencing mental health mental health issues/difficulties and has or is accessing mental health services.

What is CHANNAL?

Consumers' Health Awareness Network Newfoundland And Labrador (CHANNAL) is a provincial organization that exists to build and strengthen a self-help network among individuals who live with mental health issues. CHANNAL's aim is to combat isolation for those living with mental illness, to provide a forum for mental health consumers' concerns, to education the public on issues relevant to mental health consumers and to offer advocacy, social and emotional support to mental health consumer/survivors.

What are the goals of CHANNAL?

To build and strengthen a self-help network among individuals living with mental health issues
To combat isolation for those living with mental issues by offering social and emotional support through self-help
To increase consumer/survivor participation in mental health reform; and to offer a forum for consumer/survivors' concerns to work towards improving the mental health system
To education the public on issues relevant to mental health consumer/survivors
To offer advocacy in order to combat stigma and discrimination towards those living with mental health issues
To provide opportunities for skill building for consumer/survivors