Canadian Mental Health Association - Windsor- -Essex

Name

Canadian Mental Health Association - Windsor- -Essex

Legal name

Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County Branch

Website

https://windsoressex.cmha.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Individual and Family Services (6241), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFACAI

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

SECONDARYBPAGAEAH

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYHLAFACAN

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

SECONDARYBPAGACAE

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDALAFAB

Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Health, Counseling & Wellness Services

Keywords

• Community mental health services
• Addiction support programs
• Primary care services
• Bereavement support services
• Mental health education training

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Healthcare Funding: Core operational funding from Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care through Ontario Health via Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement (M-SAA)
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-receipted donations (minimum $10), planned giving, vehicle donations via Donate a Car Canada, and in-kind donations
3. Mental Health Education Workshops: Fee-based training programs and workshops for professionals, employers, and the public; some workshops free based on funding availability

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CMHA Windsor-Essex County Branch delivers specialized community mental health, addictions, and integrated primary care services through a recovery-based philosophy for individuals in Windsor and Essex County, Ontario. Its offerings span crisis intervention, therapy, concurrent disorders support, early psychosis intervention, dual diagnosis, community treatment orders, mobile outreach, safe beds, homelessness support, justice program services, bereavement support for adults and children, peer support, youth wellness, and fee-based mental health education and workplace training (Mental Health First Aid, ASIST suicide prevention, Healthy Minds programs).

Product overview

CMHA Windsor-Essex is a community mental health organization offering specialized programs for persons living with serious mental illness through a recovery-based philosophy. The organization operates a network of services including the CMHA Health Centre (providing integrated primary care with nurse practitioners, physicians, and allied health services), mental health and addictions programs (Coordinated Access, Therapy, Concurrent Program, Early Psychosis Intervention, Dual Diagnosis), crisis intervention (Safe Beds, Mobile Outreach, Homelessness Initiative), justice services, bereavement support (Adult Bereavement, Griefworks for children), and mental health education/training (Mental Health First Aid, Living Works suicide prevention, Workplace Outreach, Healthy Minds programs). Youth services are delivered through the Youth Wellness Hub. All services are connected through a coordinated access system providing no-wrong-door entry to care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CMHA Health Centre

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,200 high-need residents to be attached to primary care by May 2027
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Windsor-Essex Community Health CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026Collaborative partnership for $2.1M provincial primary care funding; together with Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic, these three organizations will add healthcare providers and attach approximately 6,200 high-need residents to primary care services.
• Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026Part of three-organization collaborative receiving $2.1M provincial funding for primary care expansion in Windsor
• Hôtel-Dieu Grace HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship for Community Treatment Orders program; also operates 24-Hour Crisis Line (519-973-4435) referenced on CMHA website; joint initiatives for mental health services
• Windsor Regional HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship for CTO program; evening appointments offered at Windsor Regional Hospital Ouellette Campus (MHAUCC); mental health service coordination
• Association for Community LivingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral source for Dual Diagnosis program serving individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illness
• The Drive MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Faces of Windsor-Essex coffee-table book project - collaborative storytelling capturing diverse individuals who define the region
• Donate a Car CanadaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVehicle donation partner accepting car, truck, RV, boat, or motorcycle donations on behalf of CMHA-WECB with free towing across Canada
• CMHA NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization providing national mental health resources, materials, and brand affiliation; CMHA-WECB is one of Ontario Division branches
• Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Dual Diagnosis OutreachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for Dual Diagnosis program providing psychiatric consultations and follow-up recommendations
• Windsor-Essex County Health UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner working with CMHA-WECB on suicide prevention initiatives and mental health awareness; referenced for World Suicide Prevention Day activities
• Centre for Suicide PreventionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped Talk Today Team Up suicide awareness workshop specifically for Talk Today program

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare: Windsor-Essex hospital partner that operates the 24-Hour Crisis Line referenced on CMHA-WECB's website and collaborates on Community Treatment Orders. Not a direct competitor — an integrated referral and crisis-response partner.
• ConnexOntario: Province-wide mental health, addictions, and problem-gambling referral service funded by Ontario Health. Functions as both a complementary referral channel and a partial substitute for CMHA-WECB's Coordinated Access intake.
• Kids Help Phone:

Direct peers

• Canadian Mental Health Association - Toronto Branch: CMHA's largest Ontario branch, offering the same CMHA-branded recovery-based mental health, addictions, and housing services to a different urban catchment. Operates under the same national CMHA umbrella with comparable service mix and M-SAA funding model.
• Canadian Centre for Suicide Prevention: CMHA-affiliated national organization that develops the Living Works/ASIST suicide-intervention training that CMHA-WECB delivers. Directly comparable on suicide prevention training services and youth-focused programming.
• Canadian Mental Health Association - Ottawa Branch: CMHA Ontario branch providing community mental health, housing, and peer support services in Ottawa. Closest functional peer within the same M-SAA funding regime and CMHA national framework.
• Canadian Mental Health Association - Hamilton Branch: CMHA Ontario branch operating community mental health, Concurrent Disorders, and Justice programs in Hamilton — directly comparable service portfolio and governance structure to CMHA-WECB.
• Windsor-Essex Community Health Centre: Co-recipient of the $2.1M provincial primary-care funding with CMHA-WECB. Operates primary care and community health programs in the same catchment — directly comparable on integrated primary-care delivery and shared funding model.

Broad incumbents

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH): Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, operating across inpatient, outpatient, and research. Overlaps with CMHA-WECB on outpatient mental health and addiction services but at vastly greater scale and specialty depth.
• Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences: Ontario specialty mental health hospital in Whitby offering inpatient and outpatient services, including Early Psychosis Intervention — directly overlaps CMHA-WECB's EPI program but operates from a hospital-based, provincial-mandate model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CMHAWECB
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/cmhawecb
• Facebookfacebook.com/CMHAWECB
• Instagraminstagram.com/wtw.committee

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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