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Prioritizing mental health during Mental Illness Awareness Week

Prioritizing mental health during Mental Illness Awareness Week

October 3-9 is Mental Illness Awareness Week, followed by World Mental Health Day on Sunday, October 10.

It’s been more than 18 months since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. And it’s had a major impact on people’s mental health. Some groups, including health and other frontline workers, students, people living alone, and those with pre-existing mental health conditions, have been particularly affected.

In 2021, Mental Illness Awareness Week encourages people in Canada to prioritize their mental health, because we know that without mental health there is no physical health.

We asked employees from our Guarding Minds @ Work committee to share how each of them cares for their mental wellness. Follow Utilities Kingston on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to see their stories. 

How are you prioritizing your mental health? #worldmentalhealthday #MIAW21 #mentalhealth 

About Mental Illness Awareness Week 

October 3-9, 2021 

Mental Illness Awareness Week is an annual national public education campaign designed to help open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. The week was established in 1992 by the Canadian Psychiatric Association and is now coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health in cooperation with all its member organizations and many other supporters across Canada. 

About World Mental Health Day  

Sunday, October 10, 2021

World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.