The Mental Health Index™ report: September 2022
October 24, 2022
With no improvement for three months, working Canadians continue to experience significant mental strain.
- At 65.1, the mental health of Canadians is unchanged from the prior month.
- 32% of Canadians have a high mental health risk, 42% have a moderate mental health risk, and 25% have a low mental health risk.
- Anxiety, isolation, and work productivity have been the lowest mental health sub-scores for five consecutive months.
- 28% feel alone more often and this group has a mental health score more than 20 points below the national average.
- Younger people (under 40) are more likely to feel alone more often.
- Financial risk is the only sub-score to decline in September; 35% of Canadians say inflation is the leading cause of stress.
- The mental health score declined most sharply in the Maritimes and increased most significantly in Alberta.
