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Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Eating disorders have the highest overall mortality rate of any mental illness — one in ten will not survive their disorder. Despite this sobering reality, eating disorders are poorly understood,...

Family Day

Our office is closed today for Family Day. This holiday is observed in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan. The third Monday in February is celebrated in Prince...

Black Mental Health Week

In 2020, the City of Toronto hosted the first Black Mental Health Day in partnership with TAIBU Community Health Centre. It is now observed annual on the first Monday of...

National AccessAbility Week (NAAW)

National AccessAbility Week, held from May 28 to June 3, 2023, is a time to celebrate the contributions of Canadians with disabilities and promote efforts to increase accessibility and inclusion...

English image for Instagram with 3 illustrations: an eagle representing First Nations, a narwhal representing Inuit, and a violin representing Métis. These illustrations are placed around the sun and surrounded by multicoloured smoke that represents Indigenous traditions, spirituality, inclusion and diversity. English text: National Indigenous History Month #NIHM2023

National Indigenous History Month

At the Mental Health Commission of Canada, we also see this month as an important reminder of our organizational commitment to reconciliation and cultural humility.

White background image with colourful pop art shapes around the edges. A maple leaf with the rainbow colours of the Progress Pride Flag, which are black, brown, light blue, light pink, white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet, and the words Pride Season Saison de la Fierté appear in the middle. The Canada wordmark is in the bottom right corner.

Pride Season

Let's come together to spotlight the resilience, celebrate the talent, and recognize the contributions of 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

Toronto, Canada - December 11, 2015: Sponsors, family, and Canadians simply wishing to welcome their new neighbours await the first plane's arrival of Syrian refugees at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. | Toronto, Canada - 11 décembre 2015 : Les commanditaires, la famille et les Canadiens qui souhaitent simplement accueillir leurs nouveaux voisins attendent l'arrivée du premier avion de réfugiés syriens à l'aéroport international Pearson de Toronto.

World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day offers a moment to reflect on the extraordinary resilience of families and individuals forced to flee their homes in search of a safer, better future. As a...

Each color of the Disability Pride Flag represents a different type of disability: physical (red), cognitive and intellectual (yellow), invisible and undiagnosed (white), psychosocial (blue), and sensory (green). The charcoal background symbolizes mourning and rage for the victims of ableist violence and abuse, and the colored bands are placed diagonally to convey persons with disabilities “cutting across” societal barriers. | Chaque couleur du Drapeau de la fierté des personnes handicapées représente un type de handicap différent : physique (rouge), cognitif et intellectuel (jaune), invisible et non diagnostiqué (blanc), psychosocial (bleu) et sensoriel (vert). Le fond de charbon de bois symbolise le deuil et la rage pour les victimes de la violence et des abus capacitistes, et les bandes colorées sont placées en diagonale pour indiquer que les personnes handicapées « franchissent » les barrières sociétales.

Disability Pride Month

During July, we’ve been celebrating Disability Pride Month. What started in the United States in 1990 has become a global movement of empowerment and visibility for those with disabilities. In...

Need mental health or substance use support? Help is just a call or click away. Call: 1-866-585-0445 Visit: wellnesstogether.ca Text: Adults, text WELLNESS to 741741 Youth, text WELLNESS to 686868 Front line workers, text FRONTLINE to 741741 App Stores: PocketWell Indigenous Peoples - Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 hopeforwellness.ca Suicide Prevention Services: 1-833-456-4566 Quebec: 1-866-277-3553 (1-866-APPELLE) If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency line.

Office Closed

Our office is closed Monday, July 3, 2023. We'll be back on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. If you need to talk, Wellness Together Canada is open 24/7! Call, text, go...

mhccSelfCareSummer

Self-care should be part of your summer plans. Not just for International Self-Care Day (July 24) or Self-Care Month (June 24 to July 24), but every single day. For July...