If you are in distress, you can call or text 988 at any time. If it is an emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to your local emergency department.

Health-care Providers

A person sharing their experiences during a support group

International Scan: Highlights: Mental Health and Substance Use Health Workforce Strategies

The mental health and substance use health (MHSUH) impacts of COVID-19 and the overdose crisis have increased the gap between what the population needs and ...
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The Mental Health Commission of Canada and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences launch a national demonstration project to advance schizophrenia treatment and care delivery in Canada

The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) are collaborating on a nationwide demonstration project to ...
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How to find a 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health service provider

Trying to find a therapist is a lot like dating but let me introduce a new variable – trying to find a therapist – or ...
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988 Launches in Canada

The easy-to-remember three-digit number for suicide crises means that people in need of immediate support can call or text for help.
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‘We’re At Time’

In this fourth and final piece in the series, we explore the costs of therapy and the financial decisions people make when seeking help.
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Exit from Labyrinth

Where to Get Care – A Guide to Navigating Public and Private Mental Health Services in Canada

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 ...
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Alain Doucet, Jessica Ariss, Karla Thorpe, Ed Mantler and Brenda Rebman

Custom Care

When one size does not fit all. A look at Waypoint’s approach to structured psychotherapy
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Young caregiver helping senior woman walking. Nurse assisting her old woman patient at nursing home. Senior woman with walking stick being helped by nurse at home. Jeune soignant aidant une femme âgée à marcher. Infirmière aidant sa vieille patiente à la maison de retraite. Senior woman with walking stick étant aidé par une infirmière à la maison.

How to support health-care workers at work

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 ...
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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.
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