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Cannabis and mental health: Priorities for research in Canada

A summary of the latest research and opportunities for future investments

2018-2019 Annual Report

#FiveInFive: We all have mental health – find out what we’ve been up to this past year!

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Special Edition

MHCC president and CEO recognized with national honour

MHCC-W2A Rainbow Youth Health Forum

Report and video series to learn more about what you can do to help create safer, more inclusive spaces for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) emerging adults in health care settings

“Caring for the Paramedic Community”

New tools available to assess and address psychological health and safety for paramedic service organizations

Caring for Healthcare

New tools available to assess and address psychological health and safety in healthcare workplaces

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Suicide Prevention

Every day, 10 people in Canada die by suicide. The MHCC is working to build capacity across the country to address this silent crisis. From grass-roots projects to evidence-informed training, reducing suicides means empowering and supporting people to effectively intervene where they live and work.

Mental Health and Substance Use

As we grow to better understand the co-occurring nature of mental health problems and substance use, there is a call to work more closely on providing integrated care. The MHCC, in partnership with CCSA and others, have started work that explores the important intersections between the mental health and substance use sectors to advance policy and program change across Canada.

Population-based initiatives

The MHCC is working to improve mental health services, supports and policies for diverse populations, including immigrant, refugee, racialized and ethno-cultural groups, people in the LGBTQ2S community, youth, seniors, Indigenous populations, people in minority language situations, and public safety officers. All initiatives are centred in recovery, rooted in a person-centred approach.

Engagement with Canadians

As an organization with pan-Canadian scope, the MHCC brings diverse community and stakeholder voices together; from our Provincial and Territorial Advisory Group, which promotes knowledge sharing across jurisdictions, to our efforts to engage federal policy makers on implementing the recommendations in the Mental…

Latest News

Waterloo Wellington signs onto national suicide prevention project, Roots of Hope

Aug 19, 2019

“Canada can lead the world”: New MHCC cannabis research points the way forward

Jul 30, 2019

Louise Bradley, MHCC president and CEO, named Member of the Order of Canada

Jun 27, 2019

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Events

September 11

September 11
September 11

Webinar presentation on Recovery-oriented practices

Join PSR Ontario’s First webinar presentation: Making Recovery Real in Your Practice: Implementation Recovery-Oriented Practices &…

September 23

September 23
September 25

Mental Health for All

The Mental Health for All Conference brings together leading thinkers, decision-makers, policymakers, service providers, and people with lived experience of mental health problems and illnesses, including substance use disorders, from across…

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