Rooted 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.
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.
Rural and Remote Mental Health in Canada: Evidence Brief on Best and Promising Practices
Purpose Rural and remote communities in Canada face unique challenges in providing access to quality mental health services. People in these communities must often travel
Mental Health Commission of Canada mourns a bright light
Aimee LeBlanc loved winter. She spent her honeymoon in the Yukon in late summer, freezing in the back of a pickup with a hardtop camper. Aimee and her husband Dan were a devoted couple who made the most of life’s adventures, big and small.
Northern Perspectives, Northern Realities
Presentation by Andy Langford on northern perspectives and northern realities. About the conference We hosted the first Canadian Consensus Conference on the Mental Health of Emerging