This report by Evidence Exchange Network for Mental Health and Addictions describes the challenges and dismissal of difficulties faced by people with mental health problems and addictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This webpage from the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) describes the concept of structural stigma and the MHCC’s ongoing project to examine the issue of mental health and substance use–related stigma in healthcare.
This editorial from Shervington and Richardson describes the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 due to racial inequities and socioeconomic disadvantage in the city of New Orleans. The authors use insight gained from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to explore the mental health effects of disasters, contextualizing recommendations to address population mental health during both the immediate crisis response and recovery phases.
This report from Thulien et al. presents the findings of a survey and focus groups on promising approaches used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approaches studied were those used to address mental health and substance use for youth in Canada related to homelessness, including recommendations for practice, research and policy.
This journal article from McAllister et al. offers results of a systematic review of quantitative research demonstrating an impact of structural determinants on mental health inequities.
This report from the de Beaumont Foundation provides community-specific recommendations to guide policy addressing mental health in the immediate and long-term COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes a Framework for Excellence in Mental Health and Wellbeing. The resource targets essential workers, youth and families, individuals with substance use disorders, older adults and people of color, among others.
This systematic review from Xiong et al. reports on the prevalence of psychological distress during COVID-19 and identifies populations at greater risk of mental health impacts related to gender, age, psychiatric illness, unemployment, student status, and frequent exposure to social media/news concerning COVID-19, pointing to necessary areas for policy focus.
This knowledge synthesis report from York University, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), summarizes the findings of a rapid review on the racialized and gendered social determinants of mental health among those exposed to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This living resource repository from the International Union of Health Promotion and Education (an English-language website with resources in both English and French) provides links to other public health organizations and equity documents related to COVID-19.
This rapid review of the evidence from Brooks et al. outlines the negative psychological impacts of quarantine, including long-lasting effects and factors that both contribute to and mitigate these effects.
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