Open AccessTrends in mental health inequalities in urban Canada
Author(s) -
Sharalynn Missiuna,
Charles Plante,
Punam Pahwa,
Nazeem Muhajarine,
Cory Neudorf
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-021-00498-4
Subject(s) - inequality , neighbourhood (mathematics) , mental health , mood , demography , anxiety , american community survey , census , medicine , geography , environmental health , psychiatry , sociology , population , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Canadians do not all enjoy equal levels of health. The presence of income-related health inequalities has been well established in Canada, but there is a lack of consistent reporting of mental health inequalities in Canada's largest cities. This study reports the prevalence and inequalities in mental health outcomes at the city, provincial, and national levels over time.