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Canadians need more from their mental health system

In 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 (CMHA) polled Canadians about their mental health care for Mental Health Week, May 2023. Here’s what we heard: