Our objective is to facilitate the re-envisioning of mental healthcare in Canada to reflect the realities of those living with mental illness while supporting ALL Canadians by delivering accessible, high quality and stigma-free services.
MDSC’s overall objective is to provide people with mood disorders with a strong, cohesive voice at the national level by:
The upcoming session is a clean slate for this new Parliament to take immediate, meaningful action on an issue that all parties have clearly made a priority.
With Parliament sitting next week for the first time since the summer election, the government is now seized with the important task of drafting their legislative agenda—and what better […]
Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) conducted a national survey to understand sleep behaviours and perceptions about sleep, and the extent to which it is linked to mental health. How sleep supports our mental health, and how mental illness can impact our sleep. Ultimately, MDSC wanted to provide Canadians with information on the importance […]
Belleville, ON. September 21, 2021
Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) and our national and regional partners are interested in better understanding the viewpoints and experiences of Canadians and their Sleep.
This MDSC national survey is being conducted by Narrative Research, an independent firm. Your individual responses will be completely confidential.
Narrative Research will use your survey data […]
Belleville, ON. September 17, 2021
Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) is pleased to collaborate with Mental Health International (MHI) and regional youth mental health leaders to tackle issues faced by youth.
A Youth Roundtable discussion was recently organized and led by the Co-Chair of the National Youth Advisory Council for MDSC. The roundtable revealed gaps in […]
Mood Disorders Society of Canada and its national and regional partners conducted a survey of your opinions of the current situation with mental health and well-being and the attention afforded to it in Canada. Input to this public opinion survey helped to identify priority issues and areas for improvements or changes to the Canadian mental […]
The Mood Disorders Society of Canada today announces an extension for nominations to be submitted for the 2021 Award Program.
Each year the Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) presents two awards – both in recognition of outstanding work and passion in the field of mental health. Nominations will be now be open to submissions from […]
Belleville, ON. August 10, 2021
Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) is very proud to launch the newest addition as part of our public educational resource series:
Operational Stress Injuries and Other Traumatic Stress: Therapies and Treatment for Veterans
This educational resource is aimed at supporting the knowledge needs […]
Mood Disorders Society of Canada continues to add to our COVID-19 and mental health knowledge base that is available to Canadians to access through our website and social media streams. They provide coping strategies and resources to assist you during these challenging times. Please avail yourself of these resources and share them with your family […]
On a recent Benefits Canada webinar on Depression in the Workplace, Dr. Diane McIntosh, Psychiatrist and Chief Neuroscience Officer at TELUS, and MDSC’s National Executive Director, Dave Gallson, detail how to update benefit plans and methods to improve worker and organizational wellness.
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