mental health

Christian Roman alleges a six-year saga of insufficient support for his disability. The university says it gave him all the help it could, but it wasn’t enough to keep him in school.

The country’s national statistics agency has pulled together a one-stop shop of data collected about young people’s lives since the COVID-19 pandemic began, showing how the most vulnerable have been hit hardest.

Atlantic Canada's political leaders have touted the region as an example to the world after the novel coronavirus was repeatedly beaten back by a population that dutifully followed orders to isolate and physically distance.

Marie Remy only found out her sister had sought help for anxiety and depression after she died, a fact driving her push to get Black people to talk to each other more about mental health.

Mickey Aylard used to wake up at 3 every morning and milk a hundred cows. Now, a robot does the job. Three years ago, the fourth-generation Saanich, B.C., dairy farmer installed an automatic milking system. It was a relief, she said, boosting her mental health and making life on the farm more sustainable.  

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop a rising tide of reports of domestic violence, experts say, warning that the stress of life in lockdown continues to put victims at risk.

Almost two-thirds of Canadians would support a nightly curfew if necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19 — even though they're not convinced it would be effective, a new poll suggests.

For students who dive into every social activity and ask for help when needed, their institution’s response to COVID-19 and their mental health needs is enough. But experts say they aren’t the only ones post-secondary schools need to reach.

Aisha Addo was having a talk just the other day with a close friend about how they were faring as the pandemic stretched into 2021.

Young people are co-directing a range of innovative mental health initiatives since the COVID-19 pandemic forced help to move online, the head of a network of service providers says, while more young men are seeking support for mood and anxiety issues.

Canada's industry minister says the country faces mounting mental health concerns that the government will have to address in 2021.

The determination of two Quebecers with disabilities to decide when their suffering had become intolerable persuaded the federal government to rewrite the law on medical assistance in dying.

Young people reacted with frustration and disappointment after the federal Liberal government’s throne speech Wednesday said little about how Ottawa would help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students at the University of Toronto and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay are building resources to help their peers deal with the isolation of remote learning and reduce the stigma related to poor mental health.

This week — after a marathon three-day session to hear from hundreds of speakers — Vancouver city councillors voted unanimously to “decriminalize poverty.”