Don’t let the pandemic’s mental health lessons get left behind

We need to drive important, supported, and safe conversations on what personal and community mental health truly means to shine the light in on the healing that is needed.

Now that we’re more comfortable naming it, it’s time to build the bridge from talking about mental health to ‘getting real’ with actions and networks that support Canadians’ needs, writes Ya’ara Saks.Unsplash photograph by Matthew Ball

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP YA’ARA SAKS

May 13, 2021

This year we marked the 70th anniversary of Mental Health Week in Canada. Given the visibility mental health has gained during the pandemic, we should take stock of how far we’ve come in changing the way we talk about and address mental health, and the work that lies ahead. Talking abo...

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