Status of Women committee  There are two prongs to this. One is better support for the mental health of the health workforce, including PSWs and people who work in long-term care, and the importance of attending to moral injury and psychological support for the comprehensive health workforce. Second, we

Status of Women committee  Sure, I can speak to that. The gender paradox in completed suicides and suicidal ideation is fairly well established. We know that women, young women and girls are more likely to experience symptoms of depression and anxiety, which are also closely connected to suicidal ideatio

Status of Women committee  I absolutely think, 100%, that children and young people who are experiencing mental health concerns should have access to high-quality treatment that's culturally competent and equitably funded, with low financial barriers. The other parts of the question are packed with too ma

Status of Women committee  Because of the Cannabis Act, there's a regulatory framework for making cannabis available under certain restrictions. The Cannabis Act is currently under review, which just opened up a few weeks back. It's very difficult to know whether legalization has driven the increased rat

Status of Women committee  Absolutely, we need health-based approaches to the issues around deaths from toxic drug supplies and to the mental health and substance use impacts of the pandemic more broadly as well, which, as you know, has been closely intersecting with some of the issues you raised. Again

Status of Women committee  I think the federal government is working on several fronts around substance use stigma and around the overdose crisis, but we see that this crisis is still impacting the country in a very deep and profound way, so I think more is always helpful.

Status of Women committee  I'll take this one. Thank you. The whole issue around the regulation of psychotherapists is a priority in Canada. We have five provinces that are regulating psychotherapy or counselling therapy. The issue of tax is tied to the regulatory status of psychotherapists. If we can com

Status of Women committee  Again, these are complex issues that get played out at the provincial level in terms of whether it advances or not. Most provinces have pre-regulatory bodies in place, so a federal push might be something that could be of assistance in getting those processes over the hump.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Mr. Rodrigue. Good morning, everyone. I am pleased to be here to provide a bit more information about the Mental Health Commission of Canada's research and programming. Findings from our COVID polling with the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction were very

Health committee  Specifically on first nations, Inuit, and Métis suicide prevention, the mental health strategy will include a significant focus on the mental health issues of that population. The focus is on contextualizing that in the context of residential schools and the impact of colonizatio