Open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau: There’s a mental health crisis for children and youth and they need your help

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau,  We hope that you were able to take Family Day last Monday to spend time with your family.   To mark Family Day, we asked Canadians to…

Statement on upcoming changes to Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) law

The Canadian Mental Health Association makes this statement in anticipation of the legislative change in March 2023 that will allow people to qualify for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) when…

Federal plan for universal mental health & substance use health

We all have the right to mental health care that is publicly funded and free. Yet millions of Canadians are struggling and only some will get the care they need….

CMHA calls on the federal government to make mental health part of Canada’s universal health care system in 2023 budget 

When it comes to mental health in Canada, it would simply be untrue to call our health system universal. Mental health and substance use problems are rampant in Canada, but…

CMHA testimony before FEWO: young women and girls mental health study

CMHA National testifies before The Standing Committee on the Status of Women in order to bring attention to the challenges faced by women and girls when it comes to accessing…

Open letter to Minister Bennett

Members of the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), Organizations for Health Action (HEAL), the Extended Healthcare Professionals Coalition (EHPC) and other organizations in intersecting sectors (see…

Joint Statement from Members of the Child and Youth Mental Health Sector and its Stakeholders

Youth and the dedicated workers supporting them are struggling – and the pandemic has only exacerbated this. A Statistics Canada report shows youth are the least likely among all age…

Open letter to the federal government: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The Burnout Crisis: A Call to Invest in ECE and Child and Youth Workers  

Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) and Child and Youth Workers are vital to the success of the economy. However, their work is grossly undervalued as evidenced by stagnant wages and chronic…