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Louise Bradley

Louise Bradley is president and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Palliative care is everyone’s responsibility

  • Supporting health-care workers to deliver improved palliative care for Canadians affords us all greater choice, more autonomy, and signals a critical paradigm shift.
Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | March 13, 2023
All health professionals who care for patients with serious illnesses should have core skills in palliative care, but many doctors, nurses, and other health-care professionals in Canada say they feel unprepared for palliative care, writes Louise Bradley. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Palliative care is everyone’s responsibility

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | March 13, 2023
  • Supporting health-care workers to deliver improved palliative care for Canadians affords us all greater choice, more autonomy, and signals a critical paradigm shift.

Palliative care is everyone’s responsibility

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | March 13, 2023
  • Supporting health-care workers to deliver improved palliative care for Canadians affords us all greater choice, more autonomy, and signals a critical paradigm shift.
All health professionals who care for patients with serious illnesses should have core skills in palliative care, but many doctors, nurses, and other health-care professionals in Canada say they feel unprepared for palliative care, writes Louise Bradley. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Advancing mental health has been my life’s work

  • When I near the end of a book I have particularly enjoyed, I begin to turn the pages at a more measured pace. The
Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | February 24, 2021
‘As my tenure as president and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada winds down, I find myself willing time to slow just a little. Every conversation with a colleague, every piece I write, every interview I do, is a reminder of how far we have come in the last decade,’ Louise Bradley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Advancing mental health has been my life’s work

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | February 24, 2021
  • When I near the end of a book I have particularly enjoyed, I begin to turn the pages at a more measured pace. The

Advancing mental health has been my life’s work

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | February 24, 2021
  • When I near the end of a book I have particularly enjoyed, I begin to turn the pages at a more measured pace. The
‘As my tenure as president and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada winds down, I find myself willing time to slow just a little. Every conversation with a colleague, every piece I write, every interview I do, is a reminder of how far we have come in the last decade,’ Louise Bradley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

One bad APP-le can spoil the bunch: why accrediting mental health apps should be top of mind

  •   On the heels of Members of Parliament unanimously recognizing the need for a national ‘988’ crisis hotline in Canada, there is more to
Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | January 25, 2021
A 2019 study on suicide prevention apps found that more than two million people had downloaded apps with incorrect crisis line numbers, writes Louise Bradley. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

One bad APP-le can spoil the bunch: why accrediting mental health apps should be top of mind

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | January 25, 2021
  •   On the heels of Members of Parliament unanimously recognizing the need for a national ‘988’ crisis hotline in Canada, there is more to

One bad APP-le can spoil the bunch: why accrediting mental health apps should be top of mind

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | January 25, 2021
  •   On the heels of Members of Parliament unanimously recognizing the need for a national ‘988’ crisis hotline in Canada, there is more to
A 2019 study on suicide prevention apps found that more than two million people had downloaded apps with incorrect crisis line numbers, writes Louise Bradley. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Naming stigma as a public health crisis is brave, bold, and necessary

  • OTTAWA—As a former nurse, I’ve been guilty of standing by as colleagues stigmatized patients. It was easier to say nothing when my fellow nurses
Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | February 10, 2020
Louise Bradley writes, 'I’ve been on both sides of the divide. I have worked as a nurse and received mental health care as a patient. Much as the thought once made me uncomfortable, I have come to embrace the fact that there is very little that separates me from the patients I once dismissed as other.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Naming stigma as a public health crisis is brave, bold, and necessary

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | February 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—As a former nurse, I’ve been guilty of standing by as colleagues stigmatized patients. It was easier to say nothing when my fellow nurses

Naming stigma as a public health crisis is brave, bold, and necessary

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | February 10, 2020
  • OTTAWA—As a former nurse, I’ve been guilty of standing by as colleagues stigmatized patients. It was easier to say nothing when my fellow nurses
Louise Bradley writes, 'I’ve been on both sides of the divide. I have worked as a nurse and received mental health care as a patient. Much as the thought once made me uncomfortable, I have come to embrace the fact that there is very little that separates me from the patients I once dismissed as other.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Parliament Hill has an opportunity to lead on workplace mental health

  • OTTAWA—Before I moved to Ottawa from Newfoundland, I thought of Parliament Hill as hallowed halls where laws were passed or a raucous Chamber where
Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | July 2, 2018
Paul Wernick, pictured at 24 Sussex Dr., with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photograph courtesy of Paul Wernick

Parliament Hill has an opportunity to lead on workplace mental health

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | July 2, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Before I moved to Ottawa from Newfoundland, I thought of Parliament Hill as hallowed halls where laws were passed or a raucous Chamber where

Parliament Hill has an opportunity to lead on workplace mental health

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | July 2, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Before I moved to Ottawa from Newfoundland, I thought of Parliament Hill as hallowed halls where laws were passed or a raucous Chamber where
Paul Wernick, pictured at 24 Sussex Dr., with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photograph courtesy of Paul Wernick

Anti-stigma mental health summits for youth, by youth, get a boost from Parliamentarians

  • OTTAWA—We are both lucky to do work that brings us in regular contact with young people. On the heels of Mental Health Week, we
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI, LOUISE BRADLEY | May 14, 2018
Canada's federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-stigma mental health summits for youth, by youth, get a boost from Parliamentarians

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI, LOUISE BRADLEY | May 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—We are both lucky to do work that brings us in regular contact with young people. On the heels of Mental Health Week, we

Anti-stigma mental health summits for youth, by youth, get a boost from Parliamentarians

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI, LOUISE BRADLEY | May 14, 2018
  • OTTAWA—We are both lucky to do work that brings us in regular contact with young people. On the heels of Mental Health Week, we
Canada's federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CMHA Mental Health Week a national opportunity to engage, reflect

  • Through the leadership of the Canadian Mental Health Association, CMHA Mental Health Week has become a national opportunity to engage and reflect on the
Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY, PATRICK SMITH | May 1, 2017
Canada's federal Health Minister Jane Philpott, pictured at a parliamentary committee. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CMHA Mental Health Week a national opportunity to engage, reflect

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY, PATRICK SMITH | May 1, 2017
  • Through the leadership of the Canadian Mental Health Association, CMHA Mental Health Week has become a national opportunity to engage and reflect on the

CMHA Mental Health Week a national opportunity to engage, reflect

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY, PATRICK SMITH | May 1, 2017
  • Through the leadership of the Canadian Mental Health Association, CMHA Mental Health Week has become a national opportunity to engage and reflect on the
Canada's federal Health Minister Jane Philpott, pictured at a parliamentary committee. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

No health without mental health: words to live by

  • Today, in Canada, there are at least 1.6 million people living with a mental health problem or illness who cannot get the care they
Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | March 8, 2017
Health Minister Jane Philpott has fought to tie federal money sent to the provinces for health care to mental health programming. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

No health without mental health: words to live by

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | March 8, 2017
  • Today, in Canada, there are at least 1.6 million people living with a mental health problem or illness who cannot get the care they

No health without mental health: words to live by

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | March 8, 2017
  • Today, in Canada, there are at least 1.6 million people living with a mental health problem or illness who cannot get the care they
Health Minister Jane Philpott has fought to tie federal money sent to the provinces for health care to mental health programming. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Targeted funding for mental health: has a policy window finally opened?

  • This generation’s political leaders and policy makers have been gifted with an opportunity to redress an inequity entrenched almost 60 years ago. In 1957,
Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | October 17, 2016
Health Minister Jane Philpott, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Targeted funding for mental health: has a policy window finally opened?

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | October 17, 2016
  • This generation’s political leaders and policy makers have been gifted with an opportunity to redress an inequity entrenched almost 60 years ago. In 1957,

Targeted funding for mental health: has a policy window finally opened?

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | October 17, 2016
  • This generation’s political leaders and policy makers have been gifted with an opportunity to redress an inequity entrenched almost 60 years ago. In 1957,
Health Minister Jane Philpott, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Mental health concerns should not be lost during debate on medical assistance in dying bill

  • MPs return to the House of Commons this week to discuss medical assistance in dying legislation. It’s a historic issue, and one that will
Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | May 2, 2016
In her speech to Parliament after the government tabled Bill C-14, Health Minister Jane Philpott noted, that many people are 'troubled by the prospect of patients with a psychiatric disorder being eligible for assistance in dying on the basis of psychological suffering alone.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Mental health concerns should not be lost during debate on medical assistance in dying bill

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | May 2, 2016
  • MPs return to the House of Commons this week to discuss medical assistance in dying legislation. It’s a historic issue, and one that will

Mental health concerns should not be lost during debate on medical assistance in dying bill

Opinion | BY LOUISE BRADLEY | May 2, 2016
  • MPs return to the House of Commons this week to discuss medical assistance in dying legislation. It’s a historic issue, and one that will
In her speech to Parliament after the government tabled Bill C-14, Health Minister Jane Philpott noted, that many people are 'troubled by the prospect of patients with a psychiatric disorder being eligible for assistance in dying on the basis of psychological suffering alone.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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