Coronavirus Mental Health

• ‘They’re barely hanging on’: Teenagers reflect on mental health amid COVID-19 pandemic

  "It makes me feel really overwhelmed that I don't know what's going on and I might not feel prepared to get into my first year of university."

  Health

  Jun 2, 2021
  
• A year into the pandemic, mental health workers face burnout and soaring demands

  Canadian mental health professionals are shouldering the weight of a nation buckling amid the shadow pandemic of mental health problems from the coronavirus.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2021
  
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• ‘It kind of clicks’: Alberta Text4Hope program helps with depression, anxiety during pandemic

  "You receive this positive message of hope, which momentarily disrupts your negative pattern of thinking."

  Health

  Mar 7, 2021
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• Alberta’s Text4Hope campaign successful in reducing stress, anxiety amid COVID-19 pandemic: research

  A daily text service aimed at helping with stress, anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic has proven successful, according to new research.

  Health

  Feb 17, 2021
• ‘Stay in touch,’ exercise, breathe: Combating mental health challenges during COVID-19

  'Even if we can't be close physically, we need to stay close emotionally. So while you're staying in, stay in touch with each other,' says Julie Allain of the CMHANB

  Health

  Feb 1, 2021
• Judge mulls whether keeping kids out of Hamilton is best for mental health amid pandemic

  A judge says he's wrestling with the issue of whether to order a woman and her three children to honour a family custody agreement by returning to Ontario.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2021
• Ontario long-term care residents describe devastating impact of isolation during COVID-19 pandemic

  A group of residents spoke with Ontario's Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission and described the intense loneliness and deteriorating mental health they and their peers experienced.

  Health

  Jan 21, 2021
• ‘Loneliness pandemic’: Work from home during COVID-19 takes mental toll on Canadians

  With record low social interactions amid coronavirus restrictions, both workplace productivity and mental health are taking a hit, a new report shows.

  Health

  Jan 21, 2021
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• ‘There’s so much pain’: Art shows mental toll COVID-19 taking on youth, expert says

  A collection of children's drawings made during the pandemic illustrates the mental toll it's taking on Canadian youth.

  Health

  Jan 15, 2021
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• Vancouver Island teen’s tragic death renews calls for youth mental health resources

  B.C.'s representative for children and youth says the province's already "woefully inadequate" mental health system has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Jan 13, 2021