editorial

Mental health of young Canadians is a \’time bomb\’

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The Toronto Center for Addiction and Mental Health is one of Canada\’s largest mental health research facilities. (AFP) Canada is grappling with a time bomb of violence, addiction and suicide linked to failing mental health services for its young people. In the streets and subways of Toronto, Canada\’s largest city, an ultra-modern metropolis that … Read more

Mental health should be treated like other illnesses, even when it comes to insurance coverage, writes the editorial board

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Despite all the progress being made in helping people with mental health issues, for all the years spent improving our understanding, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, after all one of the lingering challenges is that people\’s perceptions of treatment of mental health have not evolved far enough from the days of paramedics and straitjackets. … Read more