Since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the proportion of Canadians accessing one-to-one in-person support with a mental health professional dropped from 22 percent to 4 percent. This statistic shows the percentage of Canadians accessing mental health supports before or since the COVID-19 outbreak as of December 2020, by type of support.
Percentage of Canadians accessing mental health supports before or since the COVID-19 outbreak as of December 2020, by type of support
Characteristic
Before COVID
Since COVID
Net Yes
31%
17%
Yes, one-to-one in-person with a mental health professional
22%
4%
Yes, one-to-one virtually online (i.e., videochat) with a mental health professional
3%
6%
Yes, one-to-one virtually via phone calls with a mental health professional
3%
5%
Yes, one-to-one virtually via text/messaging with a mental health professional
1%
1%
Yes, my family doctor/GP
10%
5%
Yes, group treatment/therapy
2%
1%
Yes, trained peer support
1%
0%
Yes, other mental health supports
2%
1%
Net No
65%
79%
No: Needed mental health supports, but did not access any
7%
13%
No: Did not need mental health supports (and did not access any)
Original questions: "Before the outbreak of Coronavirus in Canada, have you ever had mental health support from any health care professionals?" and "Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Canada, have you had any support from any mental health professionals?"
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MHRC. (January 4, 2021). Percentage of Canadians accessing mental health supports before or since the COVID-19 outbreak as of December 2020, by type of support [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221077/mental-health-support-before-since-covid-pandemic-canada/
MHRC. "Percentage of Canadians accessing mental health supports before or since the COVID-19 outbreak as of December 2020, by type of support." Chart. January 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221077/mental-health-support-before-since-covid-pandemic-canada/
MHRC. (2021). Percentage of Canadians accessing mental health supports before or since the COVID-19 outbreak as of December 2020, by type of support. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221077/mental-health-support-before-since-covid-pandemic-canada/
MHRC. "Percentage of Canadians Accessing Mental Health Supports before or since The Covid-19 Outbreak as of December 2020, by Type of Support." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221077/mental-health-support-before-since-covid-pandemic-canada/
MHRC, Percentage of Canadians accessing mental health supports before or since the COVID-19 outbreak as of December 2020, by type of support Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221077/mental-health-support-before-since-covid-pandemic-canada/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Percentage of Canadians accessing mental health supports before or since the COVID-19 outbreak as of December 2020, by type of support [Graph], MHRC, January 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221077/mental-health-support-before-since-covid-pandemic-canada/
