If you are in distress, you can call or text 988 at any time. If it is an emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to your local emergency department.

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Schizophrenia Quality Standards Toolkit

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Standardized, evidence-based care shouldn’t take decades to reach those who need it. Access Advancing Schizophrenia Care through the Schizophrenia Quality Standards – An Implementation Toolkit...

Real Talk: Chronic disease accommodations in the workplace

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At one time or another, most people may need accommodation. It’s a simple truth. And it challenges us to reject prescriptive views. If you think...

Sleep and Mental Health – What’s the Connection?

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Sleep and Mental Health – What’s the Connection? Time zone changes, shift work, and anxiety – to name a few things – can impact our...
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Breaking the Cycle

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One student’s recovery from gambling addiction offers hope—and lessons—for a generation under financial and mental strain.

Canada Gets its First National Guidance on AI for Mental and Substance Use Health

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Ottawa (ONTARIO) – In a first-of-its-kind initiative, national guidance for using artificial intelligence (AI) in the mental and substance use health field is being developed...
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Free Suicide Prevention Training for Health-care Providers: Gain a Lifetime of Confidence in Just Three Hours

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By Karla Thorpe, Vice President, Programs and Priorities, Mental Health Commission of Canada Today in Canada, thirteen people will die by suicide. At least six...

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Who We Are

We believe everyone should get the chance to achieve their fullest health potential.

At the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), we shine a light on mental health and work to improve the lives of people who experience mental health problems and illnesses (as well as their families and caregivers).

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Mental Health Commission of Canada head office is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation. As a national organization, we also acknowledge that we work on the traditional lands of many different nations.