MDSC was pleased to see that Budget 2024 includes much-needed investments in mental health, Veterans, and health research. As we all know, mental illness impacts most families. Each of us, or someone close to us, is coping with the effects of a mental illness or a serious mental health problem. Budget 2024 illustrates that policymakers […]
“System Broken: How Public Drug Coverage is Failing Canadians with Mental Illness” Report
An urgent call to the Government, provincial Health Ministers and Drug Plan Managers to remove administrative barriers to help Canadians
BELLEVILLE, ON, November 14, 2023 – […]
Focus on Cooperation for a Stronger Mental Health Community
Belleville, October 25, 2023 — Today, a new national mental health collaboration was launched. The Canadian Community Mental Health Network (CCMHN) unifies individual community-based organizations across Canada by fostering collaborations to address resource gaps and enhance mental health support across the country.
“The CCMHN embodies the values […]
As published in The Hill Times on October 23rd, 2023
Canadians are suffering, over 70% have reported their mental health has worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, 62% of those Canadians reported the inability to access mental health care services due to high costs and scarce resources. This is not new. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCT. 12, 2023 (Belleville) – Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) commends the Federal Government and the Province of British Columbia on their recent $1.2 billion bilateral agreement, aimed at significantly enhancing the nation’s healthcare system. The comprehensive scope of this agreement signals a […]
The Canadian healthcare system is facing significant challenges in providing access to support and resources for individuals with mental illness. Despite the existence of publicly funded healthcare […]
Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) is disheartened by the 2023 Federal Budget’s lack of a targeted approach to meet the mental health and substance use crisis our country has been living through for many years. It is getting worse for millions of Canadians, especially 1 out of 3 who are experiencing a mental illness […]
For immediate release. Belleville, ON. November 30th, 2022. Mood Disorders Society of Canada today releases the results of the 2022 Canadian Community Mental Health Organizations Roundtable Report. After in-depth consultations with 48 regional organizations from all parts of the country the roundtable report provides a clear view of what organizations are experiencing as […]
Belleville, ON. For immediate Release. Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 – Mood Disorders Society of Canada is pleased to release the results of our third pan-Canadian mental health care survey. This survey was conducted by Narrative Research, an independent firm, and received over 1900 responses.
Following our 2011, and 2015 mental health care surveys, MDSC wanted to […]
Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) is a national lived experience mental health charitable organization committed to ensuring that people impacted by mood disorders enjoy the fullest lives possible, within a healthy, stigma-free environment. We have a long history of collaborative partnerships with various levels […]
