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Recent Catalyst Articles

Custody Without Care: An Action Plan for Strengthening How Corrections Handles Mental Illness
Why people living with mental illness need treatment, not incarceration.

The Mental Load of Accessibility
Why access is about more than ramps, elevators, and buttons

The Age of Anxiety
Young people in Canada today are struggling more than ever with anxiety and related mental health conditions. It’s time to get serious about helping them avoid a crisis.

A Generation at Risk
How opioids are affecting Canadian youth and what recovery looks like.

Bringing Purpose to Work
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is thrilled to be the 17th charity – and the first in 34 years – invited to sit at the HealthPartners’ table.
The MHCC’s Vice President, External Affairs and Development, Allison Cowan, sat down with Kimberley Hanson, CEO of HealthPartners, to talk about the work of HealthPartners and why workplace giving makes a difference.

Loving licence plates and neurodivergence
One morning, as Dyan Robson was walking in her neighbourhood with her young son, she couldn’t help but notice how the licence plates on the cars parked along the street were compelling his attention. This wasn’t just any fascination. This wasn’t just one of the fleeting interests that children often have.