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e-Mental Health

e-Mental Health

Final report now available for the Newfoundland and Labrador Stepped Care 2.0 E-Mental Health Demonstration Project!

Suicide prevention

Roots of Hope national suicide prevention project launched

Your Voice Matters: Post-Secondary Student Mental Health

Your Voice Matters: Post-Secondary Student Mental Health

The Mental Health Commission of Canada is inviting the public to review the draft of a new Standard on Psychological Health and Safety for post-secondary students.

Catalyst

Read the latest edition!

September 2019

Banish Stigmatizing Language to Make Room for Understanding

Seeking Your Input

Make Your Voice Matter

Celebrating the contributions of Dr. Manon Charbonneau

Health care needs for 2SLGBTQ+

2018-2019 Annual Report

2018-2019 Annual Report

#FiveInFive: We all have mental health – find out what we’ve been up to this past year!

Cannabis and mental health: Priorities for research in Canada

Cannabis and mental health: Priorities for research in Canada

A summary of the latest research and opportunities for future investments

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KEY PRIORITIES

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Suicide Prevention

Every day, 10 people in Canada die by suicide. The MHCC is working to build capacity across the country to address this silent crisis. From grass-roots projects to evidence-informed training, reducing suicides means empowering and supporting people to effectively intervene where they live and work.

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Mental Health and Substance Use

As we grow to better understand the co-occurring nature of mental health problems and substance use, there is a call to work more closely on providing integrated care. The MHCC, in partnership with CCSA and others, have started work that explores the important intersections between the mental health and substance use sectors to advance policy and program change across Canada.

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Population-based initiatives

The MHCC is working to improve mental health services, supports and policies for diverse populations, including immigrant, refugee, racialized and ethno-cultural groups, people in the LGBTQ2S community, youth, seniors, Indigenous populations, people in minority language situations, and public safety officers. All initiatives are centred in recovery, rooted in a person-centred approach.

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Engagement with Canadians

As an organization with pan-Canadian scope, the MHCC brings diverse community and stakeholder voices together; from our Provincial and Territorial Advisory Group, which promotes knowledge sharing across jurisdictions, to our efforts to engage federal policy makers on implementing the recommendations in the Mental…

Latest News

Statement by Chuck Bruce, Mental Health Commission of Canada board chair, announcing three new board members

Sep 13, 2019

Stigma costs lives: MHCC challenges federal candidates to lead debate on mental health in 2019 election

Sep 12, 2019

Mental Health Commission of Canada urges action on World Suicide Prevention Day

Sep 10, 2019

Events

September 19

September 19

Fifth Annual First Responder Suicide Awareness Conference

Legacy Place Society in collaboration with the Calgary Police Service, the Calgary Fire Department, Alberta Health Services-Emergency Medical Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Calgary Emergency Management Agency will be co-hosting the…

September 23

September 23
September 25

Mental Health for All

The Mental Health for All Conference brings together leading thinkers, decision-makers, policymakers, service providers, and people with lived experience of mental health problems and illnesses, including substance use disorders, from across…