At the Mental Health Commission of Canada, our commitment is to share credible information and resources about maintaining mental health during this time of crisis, and supporting people managing a mental illness in this new context.
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This fact sheet was published in 2022. The data may be out of date. Preventing moral distress and promoting psychological self-care are essential for workers in long-term care homes. In…
Mental health and substance use concerns have remained elevated in all province. The Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction tracked the relationship…
This resource can help Canada’s post-secondary community build and improve their student mental health strategies — based on emerging evidence on COVID-19 and guided by the National Standard for Mental…
In March 2020, the entire world experienced something new and scary. A pandemic that con ned us to our homes suddenly and changed the way we lived, worked and attended…
It has been two years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since October 2020, the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction…
The pandemic has profoundly impacted the mental health and well-being of people working in the retail and hospitality industry. Our October 2021 roundtable set out to examine some of the…
This resource was published in 2022. The data may be out of date. COVID-19 continues to seriously impact mental health and substance use concerns People with substance use concerns are…
This webinar, presented in partnership with the University of British Columbia (Okanagan) and the Rural Coordination Centre of B.C., discusses community perspectives on the unique mental health and substance use…
Purpose This policy brief provides an overview of the developing issues and unique mental health and substance use challenges that COVID-19 poses for rural and remote communities. It builds on…