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A summary of key findings – Round 4: Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Mental Health
Mar 1st, 2022Far from feeling the pandemic is over, most people in Canada are stressed about what’s next, with 64% worried about new variants and 57% worried about COVID-19 circulating in the…
CMHA Budget 2022 pre-budget consultations: appearance before FINA Committee
Jan 25th, 20225mins Check against delivery Thank you Chair. Hello, my name is Margaret Eaton, I am the National CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association, or CMHA. CMHA is the…
Brief | Mental Health as a Human Right: CMHA’s Vision
Dec 10th, 2021In 2021, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) launched a nationwide strategic plan that articulates its new vision: a Canada where mental health is a universal human right. For CMHA, this brief is a starting point for unpacking what ‘mental health as human right’ means in practice. It…
CMHA statement on conversion ‘therapy’
Nov 29th, 2021Conversion ‘therapy’ is a harmful practice that puts the mental health of 2SLGBTQ+ people at risk The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is the most extensive community mental health organization…
Taking care of mental health on Parliament Hill
Nov 3rd, 2021The pandemic has put a focus on mental health like never before. Perhaps mental health needs have never been so great. In fact, 41% of Canadians have seen their mental…
CMHA calls for direct investment in community mental health in budget 2022
Sep 17th, 2021The pandemic has had a devastating and lasting impact on the mental health of Canadians. Extended isolation, economic insecurity, fear of infection, and the loss of life and a sense…
Federal Election 2021 – All-Party Questionnaire
Sep 17th, 2021In August 2021, the Canadian Mental Health Association developed an election questionnaire for major federal political parties on mental health topics. The questionnaire asked parties to provide details regarding how…
Federal Election Infokit
Aug 27th, 2021CMHA believes federal investment in a pan-Canadian community mental health plan is the key to our collective recovery. CMHA invites candidates to become a mental health champion in this election campaign. We need…
Round 3 of national survey shows pandemic is taking an emotional toll
May 3rd, 2021The pandemic is taking an emotional toll on people in Canada, as 77% of adults report feeling so-called negative emotions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The five most…