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Mental Health
Quite often people not only suffer physically but they Mental illnesses and the stigma they carry have dramatic
suffer mentally in far more subtle and severe ways. impacts on peoples’ lives and well-being.
Self-reported mental health over the six years reviewed from a high of 77.7 percent
in 2009 to a low of 72.6 percent in 2012. In 2013, the
Much like physical health, self-reported mental health percentage rebounded to 76.4 percent but whether this
and well-being acts a baseline for how the community is is a statistical anomaly or a trend remains to be seen.
feeling about itself. Although a person’s mental health Self-reported mental health in the region is consistently
may not show physical signs like an injury the impact of better than provincial sentiments over the last three
mental health challenges can be just as difficult if not years; Windsor-Essex has scored better than Ontario,
more so for a community to overcome. while provincial rates continue to decline.
The percentage population 12+ years old reporting
very good to excellent mental health has fluctuated
Chart 13: P ercent population ages 12+ years old reporting very good or excellent mental Windsor-Essex Health Unit
health, 2008-2013, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and Ontario by Health Units Ontario Health Units
80
78
76
74
72
70
68
66 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2008
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table105-0501 - Health indicator profile, annual estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories,
health regions (2012 boundaries) and peer groups, occasional, CANSIM (database). (Accessed: 2015-01-23)
Mental Health
Quite often people not only suffer physically but they Mental illnesses and the stigma they carry have dramatic
suffer mentally in far more subtle and severe ways. impacts on peoples’ lives and well-being.
Self-reported mental health over the six years reviewed from a high of 77.7 percent
in 2009 to a low of 72.6 percent in 2012. In 2013, the
Much like physical health, self-reported mental health percentage rebounded to 76.4 percent but whether this
and well-being acts a baseline for how the community is is a statistical anomaly or a trend remains to be seen.
feeling about itself. Although a person’s mental health Self-reported mental health in the region is consistently
may not show physical signs like an injury the impact of better than provincial sentiments over the last three
mental health challenges can be just as difficult if not years; Windsor-Essex has scored better than Ontario,
more so for a community to overcome. while provincial rates continue to decline.
The percentage population 12+ years old reporting
very good to excellent mental health has fluctuated
Chart 13: P ercent population ages 12+ years old reporting very good or excellent mental Windsor-Essex Health Unit
health, 2008-2013, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and Ontario by Health Units Ontario Health Units
80
78
76
74
72
70
68
66 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2008
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table105-0501 - Health indicator profile, annual estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories,
health regions (2012 boundaries) and peer groups, occasional, CANSIM (database). (Accessed: 2015-01-23)
