At the same time, Ford said he's worried about the impact new restrictions might have on individuals' mental health. A recent study conducted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) says 40 per cent of Canadians report their mental health has deteriorated since March — a figure that rises to 61 per cent among the unemployed. "So many of the things that perhaps we took for granted before that contribute to our mental health have disappeared. Eaton said that while the recent arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines in Canada is cause for optimism, the pandemic's impacts on mental health will outlast the crisis itself. "After the fires had ended and people had gone back home, that wasn't the end of the mental health issues.

Source: CBC News December 17, 2020 21:11 UTC