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Jun 30, 2021 · Wellness Together Canada was a free and confidential online mental health and substance use support service launched by Health Canada in 2021. It is no longer available as of April 3, 2024.
Mental health and substance use support for people in Canada and Canadians abroad. Always free and virtual, 24/7.
Feb 8, 2024 · Wellness Together Canada was a free, online platform to support mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning on April 3, 2024, Canadians will be able to access mental health resources and services through Canada.ca/mental-health.
Apr 3, 2024 · Wellness Together Canada, a free online service that offered counselling and peer support during the pandemic, is ending on April 3. Mental health advocates say the service was vital and the government should have found a way to keep it going.
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The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, launched a new portal dedicated to mental wellness on Canada.ca/coronavirus and the Canada COVID-19 app. Wellness Together Canada will connect Canadians to peer support workers, social workers, psychologists and other professionals for confidential chat sessions or phone calls, and will make it easier to find credible information and help address mental health and substance use issues.
April 15, 2020 Ottawa, ON Health Canada
COVID-19 is a global public health challenge that has changed the daily lives of people around the world. During these difficult times, it is critical that Canadians be able to obtain credible information and access services to support their mental health and wellbeing.
That's why today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, launched a new portal dedicated to mental wellness on Canada.ca/coronavirus and the Canada COVID-19 app. Wellness Together Canada will connect Canadians to peer support workers, social workers, psychologists and other professionals for confidential chat sessions or phone calls, and will make it easier to find credible information and help address mental health and substance use issues.
The portal is the result of the work of a broad consortium of organizations with experience in providing digital mental health and substance use support, led by Stepped Care Solutions, Kids Help Phone, Homewood Health and Greenspace Health. Wellness Together Canada is the first and only mental health platform of its kind for people of all ages, in every province and territory.
Special thanks to supporting partners including:
“Mental wellness is difficult to maintain with the disruptions happening now. It’s not easy to maintain a routine. People in every community are struggling and need our help. That’s why we are acting today to make it easier for Canadians to identify, understand and address issues they are facing, with multiple tools and resources available on one platform.”
The Honourable Patty Hajdu
•COVID-19 results in varying degrees of stress for many Canadians who do not have ready access to their regular support networks. The entire suite of tools on Wellness Together Canada will offer Canadians different levels of support depending on their need, ranging from information and self-assessment tools, to the opportunity to chat with peer support workers and other professionals.
•The launch of Wellness Together Canada builds on the support of $7.5 million provided to Kids Help Phone to meet increased demand to provide young people with the mental health support they need during this difficult time, as a result of school closures and reduced access to community resources.
Wellness Together Canada is a new platform that connects Canadians to mental health and substance use support during COVID-19. It offers confidential chat sessions, phone calls, credible information and self-assessment tools for people of all ages and regions.
May 8, 2021 · Wellness Together Canada was announced in April 2020 by the federal government. It’s run by a group of existing mental health organizations in Canada, including Stepped Care Solutions, Kids...
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Wellness Together Canada provides tools and resources to help get Canadians back on track. These include modules for addressing low mood, worry, substance use, social isolation and relationship issues.
