Additional Information
Please fill-in the following information before you start your courses:
First Name: Last Name: Organization/Agency your work for: (Please put N/A if you are not working for anyone) City and province: Which of the following financial empowerment services does your organization provide? (Check any that apply): Save
Show inline popup

Food insecurity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

You need to login or register to bookmark/favorite this content.

Canadians living in households that experienced food insecurity (insecure or inadequate access to food because of financial constraints) during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly more likely to perceive their mental health as fair or poor and to report moderate or severe anxiety symptoms than Canadians in food-secure households. Approximately one in seven Canadians (14.6%) were estimated to live in a food-insecure household in May 2020.

This study, released in Health Reports, is the first to examine the association between household food insecurity and self-perceived mental health and anxiety among Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also estimated that 9.3% of Canadians living in food-insecure households reported having recently accessed free food or meals from a community organization.

Author: Heather Gilmour, Jane Y. Polsky
Topic: Health, Poverty issues
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Location: Canada
Format: Report
Content Type: Research
Publication Date: December 16, 2020