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Green Fischer Family Trust donates $1 million to support mental health care across Canada
Green Fischer Family Trust donates $1 million to support mental health care across Canada
Oct 10th, 2023…long before COVID-19 arrived. Living with depression has long shaped – but not defined my life,” remarks Toronto-based photographer and philanthropist George Fischer. “I can’t think of anything more meaningful…
Remembering Juanna Ricketts
Remembering Juanna Ricketts
Sep 14th, 2023…hope: After COVID’s toll on mental health, more Canadians may soon be able to access care (thestar.com) World Mental Health Day video of Juanna CMHA Brief: Mental Health as a…
Suicide is preventable. Here’s what we can do.
Suicide is preventable. Here’s what we can do.
Sep 6th, 2023…die by suicide.[ii] In fact, in 2019, more than 1 in every 100 deaths (1.3%) were caused by suicide[iii] The facts are stark, but suicide is preventable. People who think…
Investing in Community: Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance in Advance of the 2024 Federal Budget
Investing in Community: Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance in Advance of the 2024 Federal Budget
Aug 30th, 2023Governments increasingly understand that there is no health without mental health. One third of people in Canada will experience a mental illness or substance use disorder during their lifetime.[1] And…
Details are vague as Parliament enacts new Canada Disability Benefit
Details are vague as Parliament enacts new Canada Disability Benefit
Jun 27th, 2023After years of advocacy by disability communities, the federal Canada Disability Benefit is now law1. This new benefit will be an income supplement to reduce poverty for low-income Canadians with…
A message to our government leaders: The impact of COVID-19 on mental health is real. Let’s listen to the evidence.
A message to our government leaders: The impact of COVID-19 on mental health is real. Let’s listen to the evidence.
Mar 23rd, 2023…the pandemic made mental health worse. Indulging in one may be misguided. [1] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-study-finds-covid-19-didnt-have-a-big-impact-on-the-mental-health/ [2] https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj-2022-074224/rapid-responses [3] Mental Health Research Canada: https//www.mhrc.ca/key-facts-on-mental-health Mental Health Commission of Canada: https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/CCSA-COVID-19-Mental-Health-Substance-Use-Youth-2022-en.pdf; https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/drupal/2021-04/mhcc_ccsa_covid_leger_poll_eng.pdf Canadian…
A message to our government leaders: The impact of COVID-19 on mental health is real. Let’s listen to the evidence.
A message to our government leaders: The impact of COVID-19 on mental health is real. Let’s listen to the evidence.
Mar 23rd, 2023…the pandemic made mental health worse. Indulging in one may be misguided. [1] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-study-finds-covid-19-didnt-have-a-big-impact-on-the-mental-health/ [2] https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj-2022-074224/rapid-responses [3] Mental Health Research Canada: https//www.mhrc.ca/key-facts-on-mental-health Mental Health Commission of Canada: https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/CCSA-COVID-19-Mental-Health-Substance-Use-Youth-2022-en.pdf; https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/drupal/2021-04/mhcc_ccsa_covid_leger_poll_eng.pdf Canadian…
No more going it alone: Entrepreneurs and mental health
No more going it alone: Entrepreneurs and mental health
Dec 7th, 2022Entrepreneurs. They might just be the backbone of our economy. We think of them as visionaries. As tireless innovators. And research suggests they may actually be tired after all. Quite…
How one company is embedding mental health into its workplace culture
How one company is embedding mental health into its workplace culture
Oct 18th, 2022…Association) about their Not Myself Today® program. I reached out in February 2019 and the program was up and running by May.” Not Myself Today® is a turnkey employee wellness…