Struggles with isolation and loneliness are among the top factors affecting mental health in Canada and new data shows Albertans are suffering the most.
Morneau Shepell Ltd.’s latest mental-health index reveals Canadians’ health and well-being remains relatively unchanged since December’s low of negative 11.8, leading many employees to prioritize their mental and physical health as the coronavirus pandemic persists. Canadians’ mental-health score for January 2021 is negative 11.7, indicating a continued decline in mental health compared to early on […]
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Only the score for financial risk has improved (3.2), and it is above the pre-2020 benchmark.
Optimism, isolation and general psychological health have worsened the most through the past nine months with a decrease of 1.8 points for optimism, 1.4 points for isolation and 3.3 points for psychological health when compared to April 2020.
For the seventh consecutive month, full-time students have the lowest mental health score (-24.9). Increases in mental health stress continue to be greater in females than males, and younger respondents are experiencing a greater increase in mental stress than older respondents are.
According to Stephen Liptrap, president and CEO of Morneau Shepell, the collective mental health of Canadians is at significant risk. This, he said, is a critical time for employers to be supportive of the mental and physical wellbeing of their employees, “and to emphasize mental health and physical health equally in ord
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