courses designed to facilitate the hope and skills necessary to help students recover. Recovery Colleges are also available to anyone who like to support mental health sufferers. They are based on a similar system that was started in 2009 in the UK and have spread to several locations in Canada, thus far. Peer Support Canada has also played an integral role in connecting those with shared experiences to provide emotional support and have collaborative discussions in how to achieve recovery. Toronto Community Crisis Service The CMHA is a partner agency of the City of Toronto's Toronto Community Crisis Service pilot program. It provides crisis workers in Toronto's northwest, which respond to non-emergency, non-violent mental health calls as an alternative to police. Policy statements The CMHA releases public statements criticizing local, provincial, and federal regulation as they pertain to mental health. Often, the statements express the organization's perspective on a certain issue and subsequently call for action. Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) In June 2016, Bill C-14 passed through the Parliament of Canada to legalize euthanasia in Canada. The bill made it so that those who wish to receive a medically assisted death are permitted to do so through the assistance of a medical practitioner. In September 2017, the Canadian Mental Health Association released a public declaration declaring their position that MAiD for psychiatric patients should remain illegal, asserting that recovery is possible for those with mental health issues and that MAiD should not be treated as a substitute for treatment and support. The CMHA proposed recommendations to the Canadian government including investments in mental health and addiction services, a national suicide prevention strategy, and research. Call for Mental Health Legislation In September 2018, CMHA called for new legislation to bring mental health into balance with physical health. This statement followed a survey commissioned by the CMHA discovered that over half of Canadians (53%) consider anxiety and depression to be 'epidemic' in Canada. Opioid Crisis Response Following the escalating rates of opioid-related injuries and deaths in Canada in 2009, CMHA developed and in-depth evidence-based policy and regulation paper directed at the Canadian government, policy markers and health organizations. CMHA gathered resources and organizations such as the Public Policy Working Group, the National Council of Persons with Lived Experience, the national provincial executive team and the national board of directors in drafting this policy paper. Proposal to Establish a National Health Human