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Sue Holloway, left, ISG Senator Marty Deacon, and now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden at the fifth annual Ski Day on the Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly
Opinion | BY CAITLIN MORRISON | October 23, 2024
Canada needs a better way to support people following treatment, writes Caitlin Morrison. Unsplash photograph by Marlis Trio Akbar
Opinion | BY CAITLIN MORRISON | October 23, 2024
Opinion | BY CAITLIN MORRISON | October 23, 2024
Canada needs a better way to support people following treatment, writes Caitlin Morrison. Unsplash photograph by Marlis Trio Akbar
Opinion | BY PATRICIA TOMASI | October 7, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to deliver timely access to perinatal mental health services in his mandate letter to the minister of mental health and addictions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PATRICIA TOMASI | October 7, 2024
Opinion | BY PATRICIA TOMASI | October 7, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to deliver timely access to perinatal mental health services in his mandate letter to the minister of mental health and addictions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 7, 2024
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya'ara Saks said that the 2024 federal budget’s $500-million Youth Mental Health Fund will 'help fill gaps in our mental health support system and ensure young Canadians get the help they need to succeed, right in their communities,' in a April 9 press release. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 7, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 7, 2024
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya'ara Saks said that the 2024 federal budget’s $500-million Youth Mental Health Fund will 'help fill gaps in our mental health support system and ensure young Canadians get the help they need to succeed, right in their communities,' in a April 9 press release. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HYMIE ANISMAN | October 7, 2024
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Opinion | BY HYMIE ANISMAN | October 7, 2024
Opinion | BY HYMIE ANISMAN | October 7, 2024
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Opinion | BY SM LEDUC | October 7, 2024
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya’ara Saks, pictured on July 26, 2023. Instead of funding a Canada Mental Health Transfer as was committed in the minister for mental health and addictions' mandate letter, the federal government negotiated 10-year bilateral deals with each province and territory, writes S.M. Leduc. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SM LEDUC | October 7, 2024
Opinion | BY SM LEDUC | October 7, 2024
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya’ara Saks, pictured on July 26, 2023. Instead of funding a Canada Mental Health Transfer as was committed in the minister for mental health and addictions' mandate letter, the federal government negotiated 10-year bilateral deals with each province and territory, writes S.M. Leduc. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | February 3, 2021
Jagmeet Singh spoke at a press conference Jan. 28 about the surge in GameStop's stock. He says there should be greater regulation of Wall Street funds and bankers and did not blame the day traders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photo courtesy of Facebook
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | February 3, 2021
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | February 3, 2021
Jagmeet Singh spoke at a press conference Jan. 28 about the surge in GameStop's stock. He says there should be greater regulation of Wall Street funds and bankers and did not blame the day traders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photo courtesy of Facebook
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 27, 2021
Julie Payette’s resignation is not a form of accountability for creating a toxic workplace culture, rather it’s the opposite. She got away with it, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 27, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 27, 2021
Julie Payette’s resignation is not a form of accountability for creating a toxic workplace culture, rather it’s the opposite. She got away with it, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | January 13, 2021
What is needed is a more comprehensive education campaign that will reach large numbers of Canadians to help them incorporate mental health awareness and sensitivity into their daily lives, writes Kathleen Finlay. Unsplash photograph by Anthony Tran
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | January 13, 2021
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | January 13, 2021
What is needed is a more comprehensive education campaign that will reach large numbers of Canadians to help them incorporate mental health awareness and sensitivity into their daily lives, writes Kathleen Finlay. Unsplash photograph by Anthony Tran
While grief is not a mental health condition, unsupported grief can turn into a mental health condition such as depression and suicidal thinking. And due to the circumstances of COVID-19, there is a far greater risk of grief being unsupported, write members of the Canadian Grief Alliance. Pexels photograph by Kat Jayne
While grief is not a mental health condition, unsupported grief can turn into a mental health condition such as depression and suicidal thinking. And due to the circumstances of COVID-19, there is a far greater risk of grief being unsupported, write members of the Canadian Grief Alliance. Pexels photograph by Kat Jayne
Opinion | BY IAN BOECKH | December 9, 2020
We know that 75 per cent of mental illnesses begin before age 25, and that more than a million children, youth, and young adults will need mental health support every year. However, only around 20 per cent receive adequate care, writes Ian Boeckh. Pexels photograph by Samson Katt
Opinion | BY IAN BOECKH | December 9, 2020
Opinion | BY IAN BOECKH | December 9, 2020
We know that 75 per cent of mental illnesses begin before age 25, and that more than a million children, youth, and young adults will need mental health support every year. However, only around 20 per cent receive adequate care, writes Ian Boeckh. Pexels photograph by Samson Katt
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | December 2, 2020
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole is pictured arriving for a caucus meeting in Ottawa on Nov. 18. Kathleen Finlay writes that her involvement with 988 would be hard to miss, but she’s never heard from O’Toole, or anyone in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | December 2, 2020
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | December 2, 2020
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole is pictured arriving for a caucus meeting in Ottawa on Nov. 18. Kathleen Finlay writes that her involvement with 988 would be hard to miss, but she’s never heard from O’Toole, or anyone in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROB WHITLEY | November 18, 2020
Other jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, have recognized the importance of paying greater public and political attention to these issues. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY ROB WHITLEY | November 18, 2020
Opinion | BY ROB WHITLEY | November 18, 2020
Other jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, have recognized the importance of paying greater public and political attention to these issues. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | November 18, 2020
Members of the CH-147 Chinook medical team drill during Operation Presence in Mali on July 28, 2018. The defence committee is studying into the mental health impact Operation Laser had on members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Canadian Armed Forces photograph courtesy of Major Corporal Jennifer Kusche
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | November 18, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | November 18, 2020
Members of the CH-147 Chinook medical team drill during Operation Presence in Mali on July 28, 2018. The defence committee is studying into the mental health impact Operation Laser had on members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Canadian Armed Forces photograph courtesy of Major Corporal Jennifer Kusche
Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | November 11, 2020
Health Minister Patty Hajdu's government should be commended for its Wellness Together portal, funding for mental health and substance-use programs, and research, and specific investments in Indigenous mental health. But we already know that won’t be enough.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | November 11, 2020
Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | November 11, 2020
Health Minister Patty Hajdu's government should be commended for its Wellness Together portal, funding for mental health and substance-use programs, and research, and specific investments in Indigenous mental health. But we already know that won’t be enough.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP TODD DOHERTY | October 5, 2020
Mental health and wellness should be a non-partisan pursuit. Working together, we can affect positive change that will have a lasting impact on both people in need of service and the frontline workers providing this important care, writes Conservative MP Todd Doherty, pictured right in 2017.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP TODD DOHERTY | October 5, 2020
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP TODD DOHERTY | October 5, 2020
Mental health and wellness should be a non-partisan pursuit. Working together, we can affect positive change that will have a lasting impact on both people in need of service and the frontline workers providing this important care, writes Conservative MP Todd Doherty, pictured right in 2017.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | October 5, 2020
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, speaking with reporters at the fall Liberal cabinet retreat in Ottawa, is tasked with leading Canada's mental health policy response to the pandemic, which the World Health Organization warned could be a ‘shadow pandemic’ affecting Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | October 5, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | October 5, 2020
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, speaking with reporters at the fall Liberal cabinet retreat in Ottawa, is tasked with leading Canada's mental health policy response to the pandemic, which the World Health Organization warned could be a ‘shadow pandemic’ affecting Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In 2019, the House voted unanimously in favour of NDP MP Charlie Angus’ private member motion, M-174, for a national suicide prevention action plan that includes a robust list of evidence-based initiatives. The plan has not yet been developed nor implemented, write Ian Colman and Benjamin Leikin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In 2019, the House voted unanimously in favour of NDP MP Charlie Angus’ private member motion, M-174, for a national suicide prevention action plan that includes a robust list of evidence-based initiatives. The plan has not yet been developed nor implemented, write Ian Colman and Benjamin Leikin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade