- 2026-05-04
- Campaign
Mental Health Week 2026: Come Together, Canada
We’ve heard from the Veteran and Family community that many of the challenges they face — including brain injuries, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury — are often invisible, unrecognized and misunderstood. These invisible wounds can emerge later on in life, affecting identity, relationships and overall well-being, often leading to feelings of loneliness and disconnection from others. What is often overlooked is that healing happens through connection, not in isolation.
This is why this year’s Mental Health Week theme, “Come Together, Canada,” is so meaningful for the Veteran and Family community. It reflects a simple truth: we are stronger together.
Community connection is essential to mental health and healing, yet too many Veterans and Families feel alone. We’ve heard, through platforms including our digital stories from the community and the Veteran Family Summit, a clear need for connection, support and validation. When individuals realize they are not alone in their experiences, they can begin to heal. they can begin to heal.
This is why Atlas is committed to helping strengthen Veteran and Veteran Family mental health and well-being, by promoting the importance of community connection and amplifying lived experiences. Our goal is to help community members move from isolation to a place where they feel seen, heard and supported. We encourage the Veteran and Family community to embrace this year’s theme. Sharing your experiences with others may not only support your own healing, but could also be the first step in helping a loved one or friend begin theirs.
Strengthening community together
We invite you to check out some of the ways the Veteran and Family community have shared their stories and made positive contributions to the well-being of others — and how you can contribute too.
Perspectives blog: Stories of hope and healing shared by the Veteran and Family community.
Mind Beyond the Mission podcast: Dive deep into the real issues experienced by Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Veterans, former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) members, and Families living with mental health injuries. Mind Beyond the Mission is a podcast focused on having authentic conversations that are gritty, honest and informative.
Stories from Veterans and Families: Stories heal. Whether in telling one’s own or in hearing the experiences of another – stories often provide a spark of hope. These digital stories have been created by CAF Veterans, former RCMP members and Family members from across Canada. Told in their own words, they share a thread of recovery and resilience. In bringing these stories to life, the hope is to support others on their own journeys.
Join us June 25, 2026 to explore a new series of digital stories. Be part of a powerful conversation on healing, self-discovery and the impact of community support.
Recruiting studies: Take part in one of our many recruiting studies to help inform program improvements for the Veteran and Family community, enhance understanding of how various services are helping, help identify gaps in care and much more.
Peer support: Peer support connects individuals through shared lived experiences, fostering a sense of understanding, belonging and community. It’s about meeting people where they are and walking alongside them in their journey toward well-being. Explore how to find peer support and discover ways to get involved in supporting others.
We also invite you to check out some of the resources we’ve co-created with CAF Veterans and former RCMP members, Families and the mental health professionals who support them. In these resources, you will discover that you are not alone in the challenges you may face. You have a community of support standing strong beside you.
Moral injury: Moral injury is a specific type of psychological injury caused by the impact of events or acts that a person performs, witnesses or fails to prevent, which conflict with their own deeply held moral beliefs and values. Moral injury can affect both Veterans and their Families. This page explains moral injury, what can cause it, how it may impact you and tools and strategies for coping with moral injury.
Posttraumatic stress disorder: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can affect both your mental and your physical health as a result of being exposed in some way to death or potential death, serious physical injury or sexual assault, directed at you or at someone else. It is diagnosed based on specific signs, symptoms and behaviours. This page explores potential causes, symptoms and potential treatments.
Parenting with posttraumatic stress injury: These resources were co-created with Veterans and Family members living with posttraumatic stress injury (PTSI) to help navigate conversations with your child about what you may be experiencing.
MindKit: MindKit was created for and by young Family members of Canadian Veterans living with a PTSI to help explain PTSI, provide tips and strategies to help navigate challenging situations and share personal stories from other youth.
Suicide prevention: Find resources to help Veterans and Veteran Family members care for loved ones who may be thinking about suicide — and for themselves, including two toolkits for suicide prevention and conversation guide.
Traumatic brain injury: A traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when the brain is injured after a sudden impact, jolt, bump or blow to the head or body, including concussions and repeated impacts. This page offers information about TBI for Veterans and Families, including potential causes of TBI, quick facts about brain injuries and resources.
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