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Open Letter: A Call for Ethical, Values-Aligned Research on Peer Support in Hospital Settings
Feb 5th, 2026To: Hospital Executives and Research Institutions Peer Support Canada (PSC) and the undersigned organizations are deeply committed to advancing the growth of peer support in Canada – a practice grounded…
DROP AND GIVE ME 2,000: Over 70,000 Canadians get down and push up for better mental health
Feb 5th, 2026Toronto (Ontario) February 5, 2026 – Over 70,000 of people across Canada are gearing up to complete 2,000 push-ups in 23 days this February as part of The Push-Up Challenge — a national mental health promotion initiative…
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: When care is too far away
Jan 28th, 2026Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental illnesses. At any given time in Canada, more than 1.7 million people will experience an eating disorder.1 An estimated 1.4 million youth in Canada are affected, yet only 25 percent receive…
Winter Can Be Hard on Mental Health — Here’s How to Take Care of Yourself
Jan 19th, 2026Every year, the third Monday in January, commonly referred to as ‘Blue Monday’ is coined “the most depressing day of the year.” While ‘Blue Monday’ has been debunked as a…
How to take care of your mental health this holiday season
Dec 17th, 2025The holiday season is often portrayed as a joyful time, but for many, it can bring a mix of emotions and added stress. Between financial anxiety, coping with economic uncertainty,…
Human rights begin with how we care for each other
Dec 10th, 2025Every year on December 10, Human Rights Day invites us to reconnect with a foundational truth: mental health is a universal human right. For CMHA, this principle guides our work…
The Office of the Correctional Investigator calls for better mental health and substance use supports for federally sentenced inmates
Dec 8th, 2025The Office of the Correctional Investigator has released its annual report, and the focus this year is on mental health: it investigates access to and the quality of mental health…
Peer support deserves a place among mental health and substance use interventions
Nov 19th, 2025Understanding the range of supports for people to recovery is at a time when so many Canadians are struggling. It’s estimated that 1 in 5 people in Canada will struggle…
Hope in healing: an addiction recovery story
Nov 17th, 2025Sam’s story Back in university, drinking and partying were just part of the culture for Sam*. It was social currency, a way to belong, to decompress, and to connect. It…