Findings released today from the third cycle of the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health (SCMH) show that as the global health emergency associated with COVID-19 came to an end, some improvements in mental health were observed. The proportion of adults in Canada who reported excellent or very good mental health, a strong sense of belonging to their community, and high ratings of overall life satisfaction were all significantly higher in February to May 2023, compared with two years earlier at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, symptoms of depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remained unchanged.
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