Canada

have zero mental health services. I lived in a remote community for many years and had a bout of post partum anxiety. I was referred to 'counselling'. It was a joke - essentially it was a nurse who 'took a course' on counselling. Not a psychologist or psychiatrist. She was a nice person who wanted to help but really was in over her head.My guidance counselor in high school had more training.

I didn't know how bad it was until years later when I lived in a major urban center I saw a psychiatrist for unrelated anxiety due to a divorce, and then spoke to a child psychologist (my child had issues due to the divorce, but it was more family counselling) and wow, what a difference.

We need more mental health professionals - meaning HIGHLY QUALIFIED professionals...not just medical people who 'take courses'...and they need to send them ASAP. I cannot tell you how much help I received from the right people and what a difference it made in only a few sessions. I could've seen the other unqualified person for years and not made as much progress.