Erin Anderssen - The Globe and Mail

Staff
Feature Writer
Ottawa, Canada

eanderssen@globeandmail.com

Area of Expertise

Mental health, social policy, social issues

Erin Anderssen is a feature writer for The Globe and Mail. She writes about mental health, social policy and family issues. She is a five-time National Newspaper Award winner, and co-author of New Canada, a book about young Canadians based on a Globe and Mail series.

Years in Journalism

26

Education

Bachelor of Journalism, Carleton University

Honours & Awards

National Newspaper Award, 2008 (Special Project)

National Newspaper Award, 2006 (Special Project)

National Newspaper Award, 2004 (Explanatory)

National Newspaper Award, 2000 (Long Feature)

National Newspaper Award, 1996 (Sports)

Erin Anderssen abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

Books Published

The New Canada, McClelland & Stewart

Latest articles

Ontario teens who visit ER for self-harm treatment at increased risk for later hospitalization, suicide, study shows

health & fitness

Placebos could save lives and health care dollars: so why can’t mainstream medicine put them to better use?

Forced to the frontlines of mental health: Police have become the new first responders for vulnerable Canadians

Lack of gun data ‘a big problem,’ Toronto Mayor John Tory says

September 22 Updated

Health-care system is struggling to manage cases of young Canadians hospitalized for drug-related causes, report says

How to prepare teens for campus stress: A guide for parents

In Nova Scotia, an economic boom brings all the boats to the yard

August 13 Updated

Naming and shaming: How climbers are wrestling with the sport’s tradition of naming routes

Mad Gassers, toxic buses and the Havana Syndrome: What society still gets wrong about the way stress can make us sick

Canadian scientists create stable, affordable way to transport fragile vaccines

Mental health-boosting video game Sparx aims to help Indigenous youth

Canadian researchers find sharp increase in suicide attempts by children: study

April 10 Updated

How women are breaking into (and cashing in on) the lucrative world of professional gaming

A man of many hats: A look at Michael Wernick’s long career

Removing hate and horror from internet like playing an unwinnable game of Whac-A-Mole

After his depression reached a crisis point, an Ottawa funeral home employee created a lifeline for his peers

March 15 Updated

Why Jody Wilson-Raybould was destined to speak truth to power

Someone to listen: How Kids Help Phone counsellors aid teens with gut-wrenching problems

How to argue with people: A holiday guide to not ruining everything for everyone

health & fitness

Their pain is real – and for patients with mystery illnesses, help is coming from an unexpected source