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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…
Statement on Universal Basic Income
Sep 14th, 2020When the COVID-19 pandemic caused sudden and unprecedented job loss, Canada moved swiftly. The COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan – of which the CERB is a part – provided temporary income…
Prebudget submission 2021
Sep 2nd, 2020Investing in focused areas of support to ensure long-term mental health recovery for Canadians The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extreme national anxiety with mental health effects like nothing we have…
Statement on police and wellness checks
Aug 25th, 2020Mental illness is not a crime The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is deeply concerned by the recent deaths of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis across Canada stemming from…
COVID-19 and Mental Health: Heading Off an Echo Pandemic
Aug 25th, 2020INTRODUCTION: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MENTAL HEALTHIn Canada, COVID-19, or coronavirus disease, has caused thousands of deaths and continuesto endanger lives. Since the World Health Organization declared the outbreak…
COVID-19 effects on the mental health of vulnerable populations: Wave 1
Jun 24th, 2020The pandemic has caused intense stress and disruption for all people in Canada, and is causing pronounced mental health concerns, including suicidal thoughts and feelings, in various subgroups of the…