Implications of Covid-19 for Mental Health Prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, mental illness was already a very serious – and growing – problem. Whether you looked at the data published by the World Health Organization, the National Alliance on...
On Friday, November 13th at 8:30pm, CBC will air the “Bipolar Disorder” episode of their documentary series “You Can’t Ask That – Season 2.” As with the first season, this innovative show “continues to confront prejudices and break down taboos in society in an...
Jason Finucan was invited to join the Stigma Podcast, hosted by Stephen Hays and which features “stories of addiction, mental illness, recovery, hope and wellness with input from clinicians, addicts, entrepreneurs and advocates for mental health.” Click...
On May 24th, 2020, Matt Del Vecchio and Corrie Sirota, co-hosts of CJAD’s Life Unrehearsed show, invited Jason Finucan as a phone-in guest to discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine was having on mental health. Their lively on-air discussion...
In my last article, I covered how the challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything most of us have ever faced and would impact our mental health. Since that publication, many experts and thought leaders in the mental health space have raised the...