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MHCC & Series – Diabetes Canada by Debra Yearwood Welcome to the fifth installment in the MHCC & series, designed to get to know our HealthPartners membership, and discuss where…

MHCC & Series – Crohn’s and Colitis Canada by Debra Yearwood Welcome to the fourth story in the MHCC & series, designed to get to know our HealthPartners membership, and…

MHCC & Series – Health Partners by Allison Cowan The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is thrilled to be the 17th charity – and the first in 34 years…

MHCC & Series – Muscular Dystrophy Canada by Allison Cowan Welcome to the second installment in the MHCC & series, designed to get to know our HealthPartners membership, and discuss…

MHCC & Series – Arthritis Society Canada By Debra Yearwood Welcome to the first story in the MHCC & series, designed to get to know our Health Partners membership, and…

National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place each year on June 21st, and is dedicated to celebrating the rich diversity, history, resilience, and culture of Indigenous Peoples. Over 1.8 million people in Canada identify as First Nations, Inuit, and Métis, each with unique traditions, cultures, and languages spoken.

Trying to find a therapist is a lot like dating but let me introduce a new variable – trying to find a therapist – or mental health services at all – as a 2SLGBTQIA+ person.  It thins out the dating pool a little bit.  But unlike online dating, where there are specialty apps for that, it is a bit more of an odyssey finding mental health services specifically catering to the 2SLGBTQIA+ population.

Butter just cost me $8. And I live in a major urban centre – I don’t even live in a rural or remote area of our vast country where I am sure that butter costs exorbitantly more. And you know what else just cost me more money?  My medication, therapy (if I can even afford that at all), gas to get to the doctor to start with, pretty much every form of self-care – everything costs money, and everything costs more and more of it these days. 

An accessible and inclusive workplace contributes to good mental health at work. Using plain language in your communications is a good place to start.