Ottawa – Every year, approximately 4,500 people die by suicide in Canada. This is the equivalent to approximately 12 deaths every day. The impacts of suicide extend far beyond the individual – each life lost sends ripples of pain through family, friends, and communities. This is a significant, national public health issue and concerted action, from all levels, must be …
Ottawa – This week is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. There is a critical need for more donors across the country. Every year, many Canadians receive life-saving organ transplants; however thousands still wait. Lives are at stake. As of 2022, over 3,777 Canadians are still waiting for life-saving organ transplants and many more are waiting for tissue transplants. …
Winnipeg – The federal government recently delivered Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation. It is a plan to build a Canada that works better for everyone, where younger generations can get ahead, where their hard work pays off, and where they can buy a home—where everyone has a fair chance at a good middle class life. Minister of Mental Health and …
Toronto – When people are in crisis, they need immediate support. Distress and crisis centres are an integral part of Canada’s public health approach to suicide prevention and often the first point of contact for people who are struggling. Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced over $3.5 million to 19 organizations to …
Funding will support those who have experienced, are experiencing, or are at-risk of experiencing violence. Toronto – Mistreatment of older persons can have serious health and psychosocial consequences, including premature mortality, poor physical and mental health, diminished quality of life, and increased rates of emergency services use, hospitalization, and nursing home placement. These issues touch families in all parts of Canada, …
This investment will increase access to a primary health provider, reduce backlogs and wait times, further support mental health services, and provide greater access to health data. Halifax – Canadians want and deserve a health care system that provides timely access to health services whenever and wherever they are needed. That is why the Government of Canada is investing over …
Ottawa – Everyone in Canada should have access to mental health resources when they need them the most, regardless of their culture, social or economic status. The Government Canada is committed to helping ensure the best possible crisis intervention supports and resources are available for those in distress. Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of …
The assessment will help identify challenges and opportunities to strengthen Canada’s approach to addressing FASD Ottawa – Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability caused by prenatal alcohol exposure that can affect both brain and body development. FASD is a serious public health issue linked to many complex social determinants of health. It can have far reaching impacts …
Funding will build capacity of educators to recognize and respond to youth violence Ottawa – Family and gender-based violence are serious public health issues that have profound and long-lasting consequences within our communities and across Canada. These issues affect families and youth, and include many different forms of physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect. Within our communities, especially during …
Improving health outcomes for people at risk of substance-related harms and overdose Toronto – Canada is in the midst of one of the most serious public health crises in our country’s history – the toxic and illegal drug and overdose crisis. No community has been left untouched. That’s why we are leveraging all the tools at our disposal to work …
