Healthcare

When you need mental health support, it can be hard to know where to turn. Your options also vary, depending on things like where you live, how much money you make, whether you have access to benefits, and what language you’re most comfortable speaking. This guide addresses key questions to help you navigate the public and private options that are available in Canada.

Substance use health and mental health (SUHMH) are closely linked, with many people experiencing challenges relating to both at the same time. Polling by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has found that COVID-19 had significant, persistent, and complex impacts on SUHMH. At the same time, the pandemic also accelerated the evolution of innovative health policy and technology.

Over the past five years, we have led a pan-Canadian program to assess the impact of cannabis legalization and use on mental health. Our key findings synthesize results from 20…

Understanding the issue While people ages 65 and older make up about 20% of Canada’s population (a significant yet growing portion), there is limited data on how many are at…

Workplace psychological health and safety are critical to our well-being and effectiveness. For health-care workers, the many challenges to being well at work have increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic,…

We all have different needs when it comes to mental wellness. If people have access to a diverse range of service options, they are more likely to get the right care at the right time for their own needs and preferences. This a foundation of the Stepped Care 2.0© (SC2.0), approach to service delivery.

The natural environment is changing, and people are worried about what it means for the future. That worry, which is increasingly becoming severe enough to cause distress and dysfunction, is…

What was the aim of the study? As the first study of its kind in North America, this project set out to develop and test a new, specialized form of…

A loved one’s mental health problem or illness often impacts family, friends and supporters. Caring for a person living with a mental illness can create emotional, physical, financial and social…