This commentary discusses the importance of person-centered interventions that address social isolation among older adults and are responsive to older adults’ diverse needs and experiences.
This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with Amanda Hudson-Frigault, e-Mental Health Consultant from the Nova Scotia Mental Health and Addictions Program. The interview took place in June 2022, and its details should be considered…
The report by Généreux et al. explores interventions for strengthening sense of coherence, a protective factor in stressful events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, to improve individual and community adaptability.
This report by the Samji et al. summarizes evidence on the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the social determinants of health and wellbeing of young adults in British Columbia.
This report (and accompanying webinar) from YWCA Canada and YMCA Canada explores the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth including those who are Black, Indigenous, and racialized, female and gender diverse , and those living with disabilities.
This article from Misra et al. describes the mental health and community impacts of the rise in anti-Asian stigma and discrimination during COVID-19. Recommended areas of action include research, implementing evidence-based stigma reduction initiatives, and coordinating federal responses to anti-Asian racism including investment in mental health services and community responses.
This systematic review article from Samji et al. explores the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and adolescents, including risk factors such as age, gender, neurodiversity, and chronic conditions. Interventions to mitigate short- and long-term negative impacts on mental health, including family and social supports, are described.
This report by Evidence Exchange Network for Mental Health and Addictions describes the challenges and dismissal of difficulties faced by people with mental health problems and addictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This editorial from Shervington and Richardson describes the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 due to racial inequities and socioeconomic disadvantage in the city of New Orleans. The authors use insight gained from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to explore the mental health effects of disasters, contextualizing recommendations to address population mental health during both the immediate crisis response and recovery phases.
This report from Thulien et al. presents the findings of a survey and focus groups on promising approaches used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approaches studied were those used to address mental health and substance use for youth in Canada related to homelessness, including recommendations for practice, research and policy.