This statistic presents the percentage of Canadian adults who stated they had talked with someone about mental health issues in the past year from 2015 to 2018. It was found that in 2018, 30 percent of respondents stated they had talked with friends/family about mental health issues/concerns in the past year.
Percentage of Canadian adults who stated they had talked with someone about mental health issues in the past year from 2015 to 2018
Characteristic
2018
2017
2016
2015
Talked with friends/family about mental health issues/concerns
30%
31%
26%
24%
Talked with your primary healthcare provider, like a family doctor, about your mental health
21%
23%
19%
16%
Talked with a counsellor, psychologist, psychiatrist about your mental health
16%
16%
13%
11%
Written/posted anything online/social media when feeling stressed/depressed
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Ipsos North America. (May 23, 2018). Percentage of Canadian adults who stated they had talked with someone about mental health issues in the past year from 2015 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/789269/canadian-adults-discussion-mental-health-issues/
Ipsos North America. "Percentage of Canadian adults who stated they had talked with someone about mental health issues in the past year from 2015 to 2018." Chart. May 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789269/canadian-adults-discussion-mental-health-issues/
Ipsos North America. (2018). Percentage of Canadian adults who stated they had talked with someone about mental health issues in the past year from 2015 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789269/canadian-adults-discussion-mental-health-issues/
Ipsos North America. "Percentage of Canadian Adults Who Stated They Had Talked with Someone about Mental Health Issues in The past Year from 2015 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/789269/canadian-adults-discussion-mental-health-issues/
Ipsos North America, Percentage of Canadian adults who stated they had talked with someone about mental health issues in the past year from 2015 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/789269/canadian-adults-discussion-mental-health-issues/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian adults who stated they had talked with someone about mental health issues in the past year from 2015 to 2018 [Graph], Ipsos North America, May 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/789269/canadian-adults-discussion-mental-health-issues/
