Rural Canadians report stronger purpose, meaning, and belonging than urban Canadians. The CMHA report does not call this luck. It points to the structure of small communities. Here is what…
MenTELL.caJune 15, 2026
The emergency room is treating mental health problems that should have been caught earlier. Rural Canadians are more likely to keep coming back. Here is what the CMHA data say.
MenTELL.caJune 12, 2026
New CMHA data say rural Canadian men report lower loneliness than urban men. The deeper read is about belonging, social ties, and what men will and will not admit. Here…
MenTELL.caJune 10, 2026
Rural First Nations people off reserve report combined mood and anxiety rates of 29.3%. Métis 25%. Inuit 22.6%. Non-Indigenous Canadians 16%. Here is why this is happening and what the…
MenTELL.caJune 8, 2026
Nunavut's 2024 suicide rate is more than seven times the national average. Northwest Territories is more than twice as high. Close to 75% of suicide deaths in Canada are men.
MenTELL.caJune 5, 2026
The phone has been on the bedside table for two hours. The number was googled at 11pm. The thumb hovered over the call button. Then a Netflix show got picked…
MenTELL.caJune 3, 2026
Almost 30% of rural Canadians face a high travel burden to access psychiatric care. In urban Canada it is 4.3%. The math is brutal and it is not personal failure.
MenTELL.caJune 1, 2026
Two-thirds of rural Canadian men report regular drinking. That is the highest rate of any group in the country. Here is what is behind it and what we can do…
MenTELL.caMay 30, 2026
New CMHA Report Shows Rural Canadian Men Are Carrying the Heaviest Mental Health Load in the Country
A new CMHA report puts hard numbers behind what rural men already knew. We drink more. We smoke more. We are further from help. And we say less. Here is…
MenTELL.caMay 28, 2026
This is the 2026 update of MenTELL’s overview on men’s mental health statistics in Canada. Numbers below are sourced from Statistics Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Mental…
MenTELL.caApril 29, 2026
Last updated May 7, 2026. MenTELL was founded in Calgary, Alberta by Zak Hussein with a group of everyday Canadian men. Now in our fourth year. Zak is spearheading the…
MenTELL.caApril 29, 2026
Quick read: Father’s Day in Canada is Sunday, June 21, 2026. For many Canadian dads it’s a quietly hard day. The right move is to ask one dad, twice, how…
MenTELL.caApril 22, 2026
Quick read: 67% of Canadian men have never sought professional mental health support, per the 2025 Canadian Men’s Health Foundation study. The reasons are not laziness or denial. They are…
MenTELL.caApril 20, 2026
Quick read: Checking on your boys isn’t a long conversation. It’s a short specific text, sent on a regular cadence, with no expectation of a long answer. About 75% of…
MenTELL.caApril 15, 2026
Quick read: If your husband is depressed and won’t talk to you, you are not failing him. Most Canadian men have been taught to carry it alone. The path forward…
MenTELL.caApril 12, 2026
Quick read: Most Canadian men have never called a crisis line and don't know what happens if they do. Here's the honest walk-through. 9-8-8 is free, 24/7, anywhere in Canada,…
MenTELL.caApril 8, 2026
Quick read: Canadian first responders carry rates of PTSD, depression, and suicide that exceed the general male population. Public Safety Canada's Federal Framework on PTSD recognizes this. Free Canadian resources…
MenTELL.caApril 2, 2026
Quick read: Most Canadian men don’t open up because the bar feels too high, "tell me everything, in full sentences, on cue." That’s not how it works. Speaking up is…
MenTELL.caMarch 25, 2026
Quick read: High-functioning depression in Canadian men looks like working harder, getting more done, and feeling worse every month. The bar for "depression" most men carry in their head is…
MenTELL.caMarch 18, 2026
Quick read: Depression in men often does not look like sadness. It looks like irritability, withdrawal, anger, substance use, workaholism, and physical complaints. 23% of Canadian men are at risk…
MenTELL.caMarch 12, 2026
