Mental Health
- Canada has always invested in brain science, even during fiscal challenges. While others pursue AI dominance through speed and scale, we could lead by putting human cognition at the centre.
- Canada has always invested in brain science, even during fiscal challenges. While others pursue AI dominance through speed and scale, we could lead by putting human cognition at the centre.
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- 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
- Canadians deserve more than promises—they deserve access, investment, and accountability.
- Canadians deserve more than promises—they deserve access, investment, and accountability.
- Canadians deserve more than promises—they deserve access, investment, and accountability.
- The safeguards around MAID will not protect all vulnerable Canadians, so the government should cancel MAID for mental illness before it comes into effect
- The safeguards around MAID will not protect all vulnerable Canadians, so the government should cancel MAID for mental illness before it comes into effect
- The safeguards around MAID will not protect all vulnerable Canadians, so the government should cancel MAID for mental illness before it comes into effect
- One-third of Canadians will experience a mental illness or substance use disorder in their lifetime, and more than 200 Canadians attempt suicide every day.
- One-third of Canadians will experience a mental illness or substance use disorder in their lifetime, and more than 200 Canadians attempt suicide every day.
- One-third of Canadians will experience a mental illness or substance use disorder in their lifetime, and more than 200 Canadians attempt suicide every day.
- Rising costs of living are having a major impact on the mental health of millions of Canadians.
- Rising costs of living are having a major impact on the mental health of millions of Canadians.
- Rising costs of living are having a major impact on the mental health of millions of Canadians.
- About 10-15 per cent of people who call a distress line require additional community-based supports, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association's national director
- About 10-15 per cent of people who call a distress line require additional community-based supports, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association's national director
- About 10-15 per cent of people who call a distress line require additional community-based supports, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association's national director
- The pandemic put new and unprecedented pressures on Canada's health systems, including mental health care. In response, universities have been rethinking how to provide
- The pandemic put new and unprecedented pressures on Canada's health systems, including mental health care. In response, universities have been rethinking how to provide
- The pandemic put new and unprecedented pressures on Canada's health systems, including mental health care. In response, universities have been rethinking how to provide
- Canada's mental health system is fragmented, with the burden of responsibility falling on the individual to find appropriate care.
- Canada's mental health system is fragmented, with the burden of responsibility falling on the individual to find appropriate care.
- Canada's mental health system is fragmented, with the burden of responsibility falling on the individual to find appropriate care.
- Crisis support like the 9-8-8 crisis line is only part of an effective action plan to prevent suicide. People will need urgent care after
- Crisis support like the 9-8-8 crisis line is only part of an effective action plan to prevent suicide. People will need urgent care after
- Crisis support like the 9-8-8 crisis line is only part of an effective action plan to prevent suicide. People will need urgent care after
- When it comes to supporting the mental and substance use health of Canadians, failure is not an option.
- When it comes to supporting the mental and substance use health of Canadians, failure is not an option.
- When it comes to supporting the mental and substance use health of Canadians, failure is not an option.
- With the new Federal ministers for Justice, Public Safety, Housing, Health, and of course Mental Health and Addictions, comes an opportunity. An opportunity for
- With the new Federal ministers for Justice, Public Safety, Housing, Health, and of course Mental Health and Addictions, comes an opportunity. An opportunity for
- With the new Federal ministers for Justice, Public Safety, Housing, Health, and of course Mental Health and Addictions, comes an opportunity. An opportunity for
- Life promotion, which can be as simple as bringing people together around a fiddle, addresses mental wellbeing by strengthening our connections to life and
- Life promotion, which can be as simple as bringing people together around a fiddle, addresses mental wellbeing by strengthening our connections to life and
- Life promotion, which can be as simple as bringing people together around a fiddle, addresses mental wellbeing by strengthening our connections to life and
- 'Until we start taking this seriously and we actually see some political will to do something about this, we’re going to continue to see
- 'Until we start taking this seriously and we actually see some political will to do something about this, we’re going to continue to see
- 'Until we start taking this seriously and we actually see some political will to do something about this, we’re going to continue to see
- A recent poll indicates that a majority of Canada continue to support the Supreme Court decision that struck down the federal prohibition on medical
Opinion | August 2, 2023
Opinion | August 2, 2023
- A recent poll indicates that a majority of Canada continue to support the Supreme Court decision that struck down the federal prohibition on medical
Opinion | August 2, 2023
- A recent poll indicates that a majority of Canada continue to support the Supreme Court decision that struck down the federal prohibition on medical