Dr. Christopher Mushquash’s work has real-world impacts that stretch beyond community boundaries, reshaping policies and paradigms. A professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University, he is also a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health and Addiction.

A meticulous, conscientious, and well-respected researcher, Christopher integrates traditional Indigenous knowledge into both his personal practice and his research, exploring sustainable ways of healing that also address the systemic problems Indigenous peoples, particularly Indigenous youth, continue to face in Canada.

His many publications serve as a strong foundation on which new policy is being built; he has delivered presentations to governments and served on major national and provincial health policy committees. He has been recognized nationally and internationally as a renowned expert and has supervised many undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students, teaching others to be similarly compassionate and knowledgeable helpers. As a healer, educator, researcher, and teacher, Christopher always places Indigenous wellness at the centre of all he does.

TORONTO, ON - This is a story about balance. It is a story about how, when we find ourselves in crisis, there is a sense that we are out of balance. This is the time when we must lean further into our teachings and cultures. This is when we lean into our responsibilities. This is a story about what is sacred and what is revered.

While the clapping and accepting of awards was the same, everything else at this year’s 2020 Champions of Mental Health awards was different.

The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) recently held their awards ceremony virtually because of the pandemic.

The RSC Policy Briefing entitled Easing the Disruption of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Supporting the Mental Health of the people of Canada is now freely and publicly available

A clinical psychologist, researcher and professor from Thunder Bay, Ont., has been named a '2020 Champion of Mental Health' by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH).

Dr. Christopher Mushquash, a Sioux Lookout born clinical physician now based out of Thunder Bay, has been recognized for being a leader in providing mental health and addictions services.

Northwestern Ontario’s own Dr. Christopher Mushquash is one of those seven recipients of the CAMIMH awards for 2020. This award recognizes his championing of culturally appropriate mental health services.

The Canadian Alliance of Mental Illness and Mental Health named Dr. Christopher Mushquash a Champion of Mental Health for the Innovation – Researcher or Clinician category.

Dr. Christopher Mushquash is one of seven recipients of the alliance's awards for 2020, given to individuals and organizations whose work has advanced the mental health agenda across the country