Tag: Canadian Mental Health Association

  • Campaigning to end mental illness stigma

    Campaigning to end mental illness stigma

    STORY AND ILLUSTRATION BY JESSICA ROVEDA Despite media campaigns, stigma against mental illness is alive and well. According to the Canadian Medical Association, only 49 per cent of Canadians say they would socialize with a friend who has a serious mental illness, and 27 per cent say they are fearful of being around those who…