“Sandro Galea, dean at Boston University's School of Public Health, told CBC News those with a history of mental illness and other marginalized people are more at risk, but pandemic-related stressors like job loss and poor health will affect the broader population.
"I think it's actually very important that we are recognizing that mental illness is going to be the next wave of this epidemic and I think it's very important that we de-stigmatize mental illness," Galea said.
Galea said uncertainty around when life will return to normal, in particular, has driven anxiety to a head. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said Canadians need to prepare for the long haul, with a number of smaller waves of outbreaks expected for months after the country has passed its initial peak.”