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Canadians need more from their mental health system
May 16th, 2023In the face of a mental health crisis and government inaction, Canadians are saying it’s time we all had free, publicly funded mental health care. The Canadian Mental Health Association…
Real Talk: Mental health stories from across Canada
May 1st, 2023What are the real-life experiences of people in the mental health system? We went across the country asking them. Here’s what they told us.
Budget 2023 out of touch with mental health crisis
Mar 28th, 2023The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is profoundly concerned that Budget 2023 did not include the promised Canada Mental Health Transfer. Failing to establish the Transfer is an abdication of…
A message to our government leaders: The impact of COVID-19 on mental health is real. Let’s listen to the evidence.
Mar 23rd, 2023The overwhelming evidence from Canada shows that the pandemic took a significant and undeniable toll, with ongoing impacts on people’s mental health. In light of this, we would like to…
Open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau: There’s a mental health crisis for children and youth and they need your help
Feb 28th, 2023Dear 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…
Federal plan for universal mental health & substance use health
Nov 23rd, 2022We 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
Nov 1st, 2022When 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
Oct 25th, 2022CMHA 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
Oct 14th, 2022Members 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…