COVID & Mental Health

When COVID-19 struck in 2020, mental health impacts were unknown but urgent. Our COVID and Mental Health project brought together Canadian and UK expertise through partnerships with the Canadian Mental Health Association and Mental Health Foundation UK, delivering timely evidence that shaped pandemic mental health responses across multiple sectors.

  • Moderation of the association between COVID-19-related income loss and depression by receipt of financial support: Repeated cross-sectional surveys of young adults in Canada and France

    To mitigate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on financial resources, governments and family/friends mobilized financial support interventions (e.g., emergency aid funds) and assistance.

    SSM Population Health

    2023

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  • Emotional response patterns, mental health, and structural vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: A latent class analysis

    The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to increases in negative emotions such as fear, worry, and loneliness, as well as changes in positive emotions, including calmness and hopefulness. 

    BMC Public Health

    2023

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  • Young adults’ mental health and unmet service needs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada and France

    While young adults experienced mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about how their mental health needs were subsequently met through access to mental health services (MHS).

    Community Mental Health Journal

    2023

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  • Mental health inequities amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from three rounds of a cross-sectional monitoring survey of Canadian adults

    Adverse mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are well documented; however, there remains limited data detailing trends in mental health at different points in time and across population sub-groups most impacted.

    International Journal of Public Health

    2022

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