More Canadians Struggling with Mental Health Issues Entering Third Year of Pandemic, Surveys Show

More Canadians Struggling with Mental Health Issues Entering Third Year of Pandemic, Surveys Show
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Queen Street campus is seen in Toronto, on March 14, 2021. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
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As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its third year, Canadians are experiencing negative emotions such as anxiety and depression, with a growing number struggling with mental health conditions, two new surveys show.

An Angus Reid Institute (ARI) survey released Jan. 24 found that out of the 1,509 adults polled, one-in-three (36 percent) Canadians say they are struggling with mental health conditions—an increase from the one-quarter who reported such conditions in November 2021.