Same storm, different boats: A reflection on cancer, inequity and resilience
To mark Cancer Awareness Month, the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s president and CEO Michel Rodrigue offers a personal meditation on the complex landscape of
Breaking Barriers
Systems need to hear from those they serve – these advocates and leaders drive policy change and push for cultural awareness and lived experience in decision-making. Meet the Mental Health Commission of Canada Youth Advisory Council Co-Chairs: Em Alexander and Colbi Mike.
Engaging with People with Lived and Living Experience of Mental Illness Effectively: The MHCC’s Advisory Councils
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) recognizes the importance of ensuring that its programs and policies are informed by the knowledge of people who
Language Matters
“Unhoused” and “Homeless” – What’s the Difference?
The best advice from advocates: talk about the issues and use terms that people use to refer to their own lived experience.
The Secret Life of Kidneys: What you don’t know can hurt you
MHCC & Series –Kidney Foundation of Canada By Sandra Koppert, Director of Mental Health Advancement, MHCC Welcome to the eighth installment in the MHCC &
Society
The Therapeutic Power of Blue Space
How spending time in, on, or around water can reduce stress, encourage physical activity, and kindle social engagement.
Mental Health for the Holidays
The Sounds and The Feels
Four bandmates, four decades of musical discovery. Documenting shifting understandings of temperament and temperance. This isn’t just music; it’s resilience, renewal, and reckoning, woven into a story that could be a song.
Mental Health for the Holidays
Sister Acts
When your sibling goes down the rabbit hole, how do you find a loving and healthy way to stay connected?