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Empathy the key to peer support
Empathy the key to peer support
Jul 8th, 2022When people with similar experiences come together with the specific intention of helping each other, there’s a term for that. The term is peer support. According to Peer Support Canada,…
The power of empathy
The power of empathy
Jul 8th, 2022…passing judgment can go a long way in avoiding conflict. As we learn to live with COVID-19, let’s also learn to live with hope. We are all in this together….
Our empathy bucket needs refilling
Our empathy bucket needs refilling
May 17th, 2022…under-resourced and strained long before COVID-19 overwhelmed our healthcare system. Now consider this collision of worlds and its effects: population-wide empathy fatigue meets a healthcare system strained by a pandemic,…
Health Canada Provides $2M to Support Mental Health Project for Post-Secondary Students
Health Canada Provides $2M to Support Mental Health Project for Post-Secondary Students
May 6th, 2022May 6, 2022 | Fredericton, NB | Health Canada Post-secondary students are among those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, with social isolation, virtual learning challenges, job insecurity, and financial…
Only 13% of Canadians are feeling empathetic, down markedly from two years ago
Only 13% of Canadians are feeling empathetic, down markedly from two years ago
May 2nd, 2022…years, research suggests that Canadians may also be experiencing “empathy fatigue.” The latest survey conducted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and UBC researchers, Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19…
CMHA welcomes investments in social determinants of health in Budget 2022
CMHA welcomes investments in social determinants of health in Budget 2022
Apr 7th, 2022…affordable housing and addictions supports as Canadians recover from the devastating impact of more than two years of COVID-19. We welcome much-needed investment in Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions…
A holding pattern for mental health
A holding pattern for mental health
Apr 7th, 2022…government’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31. The government’s second COVID-19 pandemic budget, this budget is far more restrained in spending and limited in policy scope than…
CMHA appears before House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
CMHA appears before House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
Apr 4th, 2022…COVID-19 pandemic. “Thank you so much. Hello. I’m Margaret Eaton and I’m the national CEO of the CMHA. The CMHA is the most extensive community mental health network in Canada,…
Feel like you’re running on empty these days? You’re not alone.
Feel like you’re running on empty these days? You’re not alone.
Mar 1st, 2022For two years, COVID-19 has plagued us. And for two years, CMHA and UBC have been asking Canadians how they’re doing. Now, in the latest round of research, Canadians are…