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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…
Women’s access to supervised consumption services: a study
Apr 27th, 2021As many Canadians continue to lose their lives to opioid poisonings, understanding how to prevent these tragic and preventable deaths is essential. The opioid poisoning crisis has been called a…
CMHA applauds Budget 2021 investments in Mental Health
Apr 20th, 2021ANNOUNCEMENT The Canadian Mental Health Association Applauds Budget 2021 Investments in Mental Health Toronto, April 20, 2021: Today, Margaret Eaton, National CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), the…
Investing in community-based mental health services for long-term pandemic recovery
Apr 8th, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extreme national anxiety with mental health effects like nothing we have seen before. Research suggests that Canadians will still be struggling with their mental health long after a vaccine is available. The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has made the…
A new “Social Contract” for a Mentally Healthy Canada
Mar 23rd, 2021Canada has been suffering through a mental health crisis that has worsened since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Declared a public health emergency in many parts of Canada last…
New national survey finds Canadians’ mental health eroding
Dec 3rd, 2020The second wave of the pandemic has intensified feelings of stress and anxiety, causing alarming levels of despair, suicidal thoughts and hopelessness in the Canadian population. This, according to the…
Online supports for COVID-19 stress are there—but Canadians aren’t accessing them
Nov 10th, 2020Many Canadians are not making use of virtual resources that could help them cope with the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest analysis of a…
Muslim Women’s Mental Health: a study
Sep 18th, 2020The community-based research project, Muslim Women’s Mental Health, asked Muslim women in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) to describe their first-hand experiences of mental health and mental health…