Canadians’ Mental Health Continues to Deteriorate Amid Pandemic, yet Most Keep Issues to Themselves

Canadians’ Mental Health Continues to Deteriorate Amid Pandemic, yet Most Keep Issues to Themselves
People at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal on March 14, 2021. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
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A new report says Canadians’ mental health has continued to turn up negative scores amid the COVID-19 pandemic, yet most keep their health conditions concealed from colleagues for fear of hurting their careers.

The report (pdf), published Tuesday by Morneau Shepell, a human resource consulting company, said February marks the eleventh consecutive month of diminishing mental health among Canadians since the COVID-19 pandemic began.