Good mental health is essential to the overall health and well-being of all women.
SHOPPERS LOVE.YOU. and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have partnered to raise awareness and promote women’s mental health across Canada.
This site includes an interactive tool that Canadian women can use to learn more about their mental health.
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Why is mental health important for women?
Taking care of your mental health is a key part of taking care of yourself.
Some mental disorders, including anxiety and depression, are more common in women.
Mental health is connected to physical health.
Mental Health Self Check
To learn more about your mental health today, start the Mental Health Self Check (Self Check)*
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*Keyes, C. L. M. (2002). The mental health continuum: From languishing to flourishing in life. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 43(2), 207−222.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) would like to acknowledge Dr. Corey Keyes, Professor, Emory University, who developed the Mental Health Self Check. We thank Dr. Keyes for his permission to use this tool to help Canadian women learn more about their mental health in this website.
All information about mental health on this webpage is adapted from: Mental Health Commission of Canada. (2012) Changing directions, changing lives: The mental health strategy for Canada. Calgary, AB: Author.