The research was conducted online between September 2016 and January 2017 by a group of mental health experts from across the country. Of the 5,813 participants, 44.5 per cent "screened positive for clinically significant symptom clusters consistent with one or more mental disorders." "It's higher, and, surprisingly higher," said University of Regina psychology professor Nick Carleton, who led the team of researchers. Respondents from Eastern Canada were less likely to report mental health problems than those west of Ontario. For now though, it's the first uniquely national snapshot of the mental health of the country's first responders.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2017 08:00 UTC