This project examined how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of Nova Scotians and how mental health services were used before and during the pandemic. The findings help identify areas of need and guide future planning and resource allocation.
To better understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of people living in Nova Scotia, this research project:
- Studied the self-reported impact that physical, social, and economic factors have had on the mental health of Nova Scotians during the COVID-19 pandemic using survey data.
- Examined trends in mental health service utilization before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using administrative health data and mental health system utilization data.
This work follows a similar analysis by New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT), which facilitated cross-comparisons between self-reported data from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
What we learned
- Summary report: Different Boats in a Stormy Sea: The Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on Nova Scotians (PDF)
- Report update (English): Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on Nova Scotians: An Update to the 2020 Survey Using Data from June 2021 (PDF)
- Report Update (French): Voguer sur différents Navires dans La même tempête : Les répercussions de la COVID-19 sur la santé mentale des Néo-Écossais(es) (PDF)