The CatalystConversations on Mental Health
Samaria Nancy Cardinal and the cost of neglecting recovery
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Ambitious 10-year strategic plan aims at transformational change in Canada’s mental health landscape
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The first week of February marks Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a national public awareness campaign dedicated to shedding light on the reality of eating disorders (EDs) and the people they affect.
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When Thomas Ungar, psychiatrist-in-chief at St. Michael’s Hospital and associate professor at the University of Toronto, was asked to describe the structural stigma that spells poorer health outcomes for people living with mental illness and substance use disorders, he responded in a most unusual way.
Read moreDon’t leave your mental health out in the cold
In Canada, most people are all-too-familiar with the physical challenges of working through the winter. From dressing to driving, the importance of changing the way we operate to protect ourselves from the cold goes without question.
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MHCC is always looking to improve the tools and resources we create to support front-line care providers, policy makers, and those who use mental health services.
Read morePromoting life in headlines and households
MHCC champions a variety of suicide pre- and postvention resources.
Read moreSupporting those close to us during a pandemic
Real empathy never begins with ‘at least' and while it may be natural to some of us, that doesn’t mean we know how to effectively convey it.
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Giving the gift of self-care
The holiday season is synonymous with giving. Many of us dedicate our time and attention to causes close to our hearts and to people in need of support. For unpaid or family caregivers, though, giving is more than a seasonal gesture of goodwill.
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While Dr. Keith Dobson doesn’t have a miracle cure for the holiday blues, he’s got a prescription for improving our outlook: We need to manage expectations.
Read moreRooted in community
In 2018, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Burin Peninsula became the first of eight communities to sign on to the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC’s) Roots of Hope project — a community-led suicide prevention initiative that aims to prevent suicide with strategies adapted to the local context.
Read moreCommunity-based research a win-win for underserved communities
“We are all experts in our own right,” declared Krista Benes, director of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC’s) mental health and substance use team. “And that is the premise of community-based research.”
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MHCC President and CEO Louise Bradley reflects on the power of resiliency
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If there was ever a need for crisis training, it was during the onset of COVID-19. That’s one reason the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) stepped into the breach by offering virtual training to more than 5,139 essential workers, who took over 574 courses between April and October.
Read moreLearning to adapt
To support post-secondary institutions in promoting positive mental health outcomes on and off campus, the MHCC, in collaboration with CSA Group, have created the National Standard of Canada: Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students.
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MHCC Board welcomes prominent student advocate
Back in the spring, at the height of the pandemic, Donovan Taplin happened to see that the MHCC was seeking a new board director.
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Medical student, peer supporter and mental health champion Armaghan Alam embraces a new challenge.
Read moreAn opportunity like no other
A call for communities to join our Roots of Hope Early Adopters initiative.
Read moreWhat we need, when we need it
How one group is making strides toward better access to psychotherapy
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