In 2024, Alberta saw higher suicide rates, greater unmet mental health needs, and fewer psychiatrists than the national average.
Over 40% of Canadians are suffering from mental health disorder. About 20% of this number are youth and children!
Six months to a year wait time for counselling and therapy is very long, especially for children and youth!
In 2024, over half of Calgarians needed mental health care, with 1 in 3 reporting poor or fair mental health; yet many faced barriers to support.