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‘We must listen to those with greatest needs’: Mental Health Commission of Canada marks Mental Illness Awareness Week with new research on serious mental illness

From Mental Health Commission of Canada The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is a proud supporter of Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), a national ...
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The Mental Health Commission of Canada marks National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

From Mental Health Commission of Canada Today marks the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day we have traditionally observed as Orange Shirt ...
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Mental Health Commission of Canada shares grief at discovery of residential school mass grave

From Mental Health Commission of Canada Today, the Mental Health Commission of Canada stands in grief and solidarity with Indigenous people across the country following ...
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Mental Health Commission of Canada urges help seeking during mental health week

The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is a proud supporter of Mental Health Week. This year, as we face a third, taxing wave of ...
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Open Letter – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

Mr. Ian ScottChairperson and Chief Executive OfficerCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)1 Promenade du PortageGatineau, Quebec J8X 4B1 February 25, 2021 Dear Mr. Scott, I ...
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‘Every nickel counts’: Bell Let’s Talk reminds us that even the smallest actions add up to big change

From Mental Health Commission of Canada Today, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is proud to join our partners at Bell in the world’s ...
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‘Put mental health at the heart of First Ministers’ Meeting’ urges Mental Health Commission of Canada

From Mental Health Commission of Canada Tomorrow’s First Ministers’ Meeting between the prime minister and premiers from across the country presents an important opportunity to ...
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‘From victims to survivors’: Honouring those lost to gender-based violence by investing in those still living it

On this, the 31st anniversary of the violent act at Polytechnique Montréal that claimed the lives of 14 women, we pause to remember all those ...
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Investigating the relationship between cannabis and mental health has never been more timely

From Mental Health Commission of Canada When the federal government legalized non-medical cannabis in 2018, there were — and continue to be — many unknowns ...
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