Mental Health and Substance Use During COVID-19 – Spotlight on Gender and Household Size
Source: Mental Health Commission of Canada, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
February 17, 2021
A new report from the series of Leger polls commissioned by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction highlights the different impact of COVID-19-related stressors by gender and household size, and provides an update on impacts for people with pre-existing substance use disorders or mental illness.
The survey of more than 7,000 Canadian residents found that female respondents in households with children under 13 reported higher rates of anxiety and increased substance use.