In a time when illness and death are an ever-present reality, these things are not "essential." While young Quebecers may not be suffering the brunt of the physical effects of COVID-19, they are reporting the highest increase in psychological distress, according to a recent study by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec. "I think everybody just gets caught up in this storm of things to address and to take care of. And when we prioritize, inevitably, something is going to be pushed to the bottom of that ladder. This story is part of a special CBC Quebec project Out of the Dark: Real Talk on Mental Health.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2021 23:07 UTC