Mental Health

- The Nov. 4 budget and this week's health ministers’ meeting are the Carney government’s chance to communicate a distinct health policy agenda.
- The Nov. 4 budget and this week's health ministers’ meeting are the Carney government’s chance to communicate a distinct health policy agenda.
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- The mental health of Indigenous Peoples is not only an Indigenous issue. It is a Canadian issue and a global issue as Indigenous knowledge
- The mental health of Indigenous Peoples is not only an Indigenous issue. It is a Canadian issue and a global issue as Indigenous knowledge
- The mental health of Indigenous Peoples is not only an Indigenous issue. It is a Canadian issue and a global issue as Indigenous knowledge
- Survivors of therapy harm have increasingly turned to AI, finding it responsive, safe, and more effective than traditional therapy. The question for Parliament is
- Survivors of therapy harm have increasingly turned to AI, finding it responsive, safe, and more effective than traditional therapy. The question for Parliament is
- Survivors of therapy harm have increasingly turned to AI, finding it responsive, safe, and more effective than traditional therapy. The question for Parliament is
- We need robust public mental health care systems and psychologically safe workplaces where everyone can flourish.
- We need robust public mental health care systems and psychologically safe workplaces where everyone can flourish.
- We need robust public mental health care systems and psychologically safe workplaces where everyone can flourish.
- Given the unconscionable human and societal cost of long wait times, limited access, and documented systemic inequity, strategic action is required.
- Given the unconscionable human and societal cost of long wait times, limited access, and documented systemic inequity, strategic action is required.
- Given the unconscionable human and societal cost of long wait times, limited access, and documented systemic inequity, strategic action is required.
- The Canadian Mental Health Association reported in 2024 that the mental health of Canadians is three times worse than before COVID-19, and that no
- The Canadian Mental Health Association reported in 2024 that the mental health of Canadians is three times worse than before COVID-19, and that no
- The Canadian Mental Health Association reported in 2024 that the mental health of Canadians is three times worse than before COVID-19, and that no
- By prioritizing care aides’ mental health in this way, we can reduce staff burnout and its negative consequences, leading to better outcomes for LTC

- By prioritizing care aides’ mental health in this way, we can reduce staff burnout and its negative consequences, leading to better outcomes for LTC
- By prioritizing care aides’ mental health in this way, we can reduce staff burnout and its negative consequences, leading to better outcomes for LTC

- The federal government must bring Canada into alignment with emerging best practice. A clear and overdue first step would be to pass comprehensive digital
- The federal government must bring Canada into alignment with emerging best practice. A clear and overdue first step would be to pass comprehensive digital
- The federal government must bring Canada into alignment with emerging best practice. A clear and overdue first step would be to pass comprehensive digital
- Women in healthcare experience disproportionately high rates of stress, burnout, and related mental health issues—a trend worsening since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Women in healthcare experience disproportionately high rates of stress, burnout, and related mental health issues—a trend worsening since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Women in healthcare experience disproportionately high rates of stress, burnout, and related mental health issues—a trend worsening since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Amid the Liberals’ focus on building a stronger economy, Health Minister Marjorie Michel’s office says that faster access to new medicines and supporting researchers
- Amid the Liberals’ focus on building a stronger economy, Health Minister Marjorie Michel’s office says that faster access to new medicines and supporting researchers
- Amid the Liberals’ focus on building a stronger economy, Health Minister Marjorie Michel’s office says that faster access to new medicines and supporting researchers
- We need to act quickly and decisively if we want a country that’s stronger, healthier, and more connected.

- We need to act quickly and decisively if we want a country that’s stronger, healthier, and more connected.
- We need to act quickly and decisively if we want a country that’s stronger, healthier, and more connected.

- Integrated youth service programs are redefining what mental health care looks like in Canada for this demographic. Without a commitment to sustain them, we
- Integrated youth service programs are redefining what mental health care looks like in Canada for this demographic. Without a commitment to sustain them, we
- Integrated youth service programs are redefining what mental health care looks like in Canada for this demographic. Without a commitment to sustain them, we
- Policymakers at all levels should treat child development not as an add-on, but as foundational. Because if we truly want a stronger and more
- Policymakers at all levels should treat child development not as an add-on, but as foundational. Because if we truly want a stronger and more
- Policymakers at all levels should treat child development not as an add-on, but as foundational. Because if we truly want a stronger and more
- Overall spending, including internal services, could drop by nearly $650-million, from approximately $1.83-billion in 2025-26 to $1.18-billion in 2027-28. Expiring funding for some mental

- Overall spending, including internal services, could drop by nearly $650-million, from approximately $1.83-billion in 2025-26 to $1.18-billion in 2027-28. Expiring funding for some mental
- Overall spending, including internal services, could drop by nearly $650-million, from approximately $1.83-billion in 2025-26 to $1.18-billion in 2027-28. Expiring funding for some mental

- The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
- The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
- The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
- As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
- As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
- As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
- Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
- Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
- Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
- The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee
- The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee
- The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee