Mental Illness Awareness Week starts with Champions Awards Gala
October 3 marked the start of Mental Illness Awareness Week.
As a member of the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), officials with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) say they recognize the importance of this week to help Canadians understand what it is like to live with mental illness.
CCPA officials say there is no health without mental health, and the prevalence of mental health challenges experienced by Canadians is said to be staggering. Twenty per cent of Canadians experience a mental illness or mental health issue in any given year, and by age 40, 50 per cent will or have experienced a mental illness, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 2018.
CCPA Ontario Francophone Director Cynthia Schoppman says we all know someone who has experienced a mental health challenge.