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‘Making the grade’ on campus mental health with new training for post-secondary students

An evidence-based program designed to address and promote mental health and reduce the stigma of mental illness in post-secondary students

e-Mental Health

e-Mental Health

Final report now available for the Newfoundland and Labrador Stepped Care 2.0 E-Mental Health Demonstration Project!

Suicide prevention

Roots of Hope national suicide prevention project launched

Your Voice Matters: Post-Secondary Student Mental Health

Your Voice Matters: Post-Secondary Student Mental Health

The Mental Health Commission of Canada is inviting the public to review the draft of a new Standard on Psychological Health and Safety for post-secondary students.

Catalyst

Read the latest edition!

October 2019

Revelation out of stark reality

Bringing mental health on campus up to standard

Making the grade on campus mental health

National suicide prevention project takes root in 8 communities

New approach to mental health care is reducing wait times in Newfoundland and Labrador

2018-2019 Annual Report

2018-2019 Annual Report

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

Cannabis and mental health: Priorities for research in Canada

Cannabis and mental health: Priorities for research in Canada

A summary of the latest research and opportunities for future investments

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KEY PRIORITIES

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

It’s time to address Canada’s “hidden suicide crisis” on World Mental Health Day: Mental Health Commission of Canada

Oct 10, 2019

More than words, action is needed for Mental Illness Awareness Week

Oct 7, 2019

‘Making the grade’ on campus mental health with new training for post-secondary students

Oct 1, 2019

Events

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CASP Conference 2019

The Centre for Suicide Prevention and CMHA Edmonton are co-hosting the 30th annual Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention conference in Edmonton, Alberta. The conference theme of Reconciliation: Honouring the Other, forefronts the need to…