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
- All of us know someone who has suffered mental health problems, and who had trouble finding help. We must do better. It’s time to do it.

- All of us know someone who has suffered mental health problems, and who had trouble finding help. We must do better. It’s time to do it.
- All of us know someone who has suffered mental health problems, and who had trouble finding help. We must do better. It’s time to do it.

- Supreme Court precedents emphasizing individual rights over 'collective interests' paved the way for dueling cases aimed at moving the law in ‘completely opposite directions,’
- Supreme Court precedents emphasizing individual rights over 'collective interests' paved the way for dueling cases aimed at moving the law in ‘completely opposite directions,’
- Supreme Court precedents emphasizing individual rights over 'collective interests' paved the way for dueling cases aimed at moving the law in ‘completely opposite directions,’
- A group representing Ontario’s big cities is calling on the province to appoint a minister to lead a plan to tackle homelessness, mental health,
- A group representing Ontario’s big cities is calling on the province to appoint a minister to lead a plan to tackle homelessness, mental health,
- A group representing Ontario’s big cities is calling on the province to appoint a minister to lead a plan to tackle homelessness, mental health,
- Canada's Task Force on Preventive Health Care is going against other countries' screening guidelines, failing to recognize the urgency and danger of unidentified perinatal
- Canada's Task Force on Preventive Health Care is going against other countries' screening guidelines, failing to recognize the urgency and danger of unidentified perinatal
- Canada's Task Force on Preventive Health Care is going against other countries' screening guidelines, failing to recognize the urgency and danger of unidentified perinatal
- Since LCAs are considered contractors, they aren’t eligible for mental health services from Veterans Affairs Canada, unlike the soldiers they accompanied in Afghanistan.

- Since LCAs are considered contractors, they aren’t eligible for mental health services from Veterans Affairs Canada, unlike the soldiers they accompanied in Afghanistan.
- Since LCAs are considered contractors, they aren’t eligible for mental health services from Veterans Affairs Canada, unlike the soldiers they accompanied in Afghanistan.

- Recent federal actions to support mental health care are a welcome start, but will only lead to better outcomes if there is a parallel
- Recent federal actions to support mental health care are a welcome start, but will only lead to better outcomes if there is a parallel
- Recent federal actions to support mental health care are a welcome start, but will only lead to better outcomes if there is a parallel
- Bill C-63, the Liberal government’s Online Harms Act, and Bill C-71, an act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), are stuck at second reading
- Bill C-63, the Liberal government’s Online Harms Act, and Bill C-71, an act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), are stuck at second reading
- Bill C-63, the Liberal government’s Online Harms Act, and Bill C-71, an act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), are stuck at second reading
- The journey towards equitable mental health care for all is far from over. It requires unwavering dedication, continuous advocacy, and collaborative efforts from all

- The journey towards equitable mental health care for all is far from over. It requires unwavering dedication, continuous advocacy, and collaborative efforts from all
- The journey towards equitable mental health care for all is far from over. It requires unwavering dedication, continuous advocacy, and collaborative efforts from all

- The framing that Canada has tried progressive policies, but they failed is misleading because the toxic drug crisis isn’t one problem, but an interwoven

- The framing that Canada has tried progressive policies, but they failed is misleading because the toxic drug crisis isn’t one problem, but an interwoven
- The framing that Canada has tried progressive policies, but they failed is misleading because the toxic drug crisis isn’t one problem, but an interwoven

- How a Health Canada national awareness campaign on the negative impacts of devices and social media addiction can make a difference.
- How a Health Canada national awareness campaign on the negative impacts of devices and social media addiction can make a difference.
- How a Health Canada national awareness campaign on the negative impacts of devices and social media addiction can make a difference.
- The $500-million promised to youth mental health is a pledge of solidarity with community organizations dedicated to tirelessly providing services and support.
- The $500-million promised to youth mental health is a pledge of solidarity with community organizations dedicated to tirelessly providing services and support.
- The $500-million promised to youth mental health is a pledge of solidarity with community organizations dedicated to tirelessly providing services and support.
- The government has heeded the call for pharmacare and dental care, which fall outside the Canada Health Act. Mental health care is the obvious
- The government has heeded the call for pharmacare and dental care, which fall outside the Canada Health Act. Mental health care is the obvious
- The government has heeded the call for pharmacare and dental care, which fall outside the Canada Health Act. Mental health care is the obvious