Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 6 - 12, 2024.
Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is an annual national public education campaign designed to help open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. The week was established by the Canadian Psychiatric Association, and is now coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) in cooperation with all its member organizations and many other supporters across Canada.
Although we are no longer running the Faces campaign, CAMIMH will still be participating in MIAW through increased advocacy efforts, working towards a Canada where all who need mental health resources can access them without barriers.
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Citations and Sources:
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Wait times for mental health services can be up to 2.5 years in some areas:
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The disease burden of mental illness and substance use in Ontario is 1.5x higher than all cancers put together:
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LGBTQ youth face approximately 14 times the risk of suicide and substance abuse than heterosexual peers: