Canada does not fund mental health care and we are all paying for it

In 2022, Angus Reid Institute and University of Ottawa nationwide survey found the mental health needs of Canadians to be even more dire than we had imagined.

In 2022, the Angus Reid Institute and University of Ottawa nationwide survey found the mental health needs of Canadians to be even more dire than we had imagined, writes Monnica Williams.Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Daniel Reche

Opinion

BY MONNICA WILLIAMS

October 3, 2022

One in five Canadians will experience a mental health problem in any given year, and by the time a Canadian reaches 40, half will have experienced a diagnosable mental illness. In 20...

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