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Erin Anderssen
StaffFeature WriterOttawa, 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.
 

29

Years in Journalism

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)

Books

The New Canada, McClelland & Stewart
Erin Anderssen abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

Latest articles

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School closings during the COVID-19 pandemic are having a detrimental effect on students and families, research shows
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What science tells us about kindness, healing and helping each other through trauma
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From ‘unadoptable’ to ‘darling dog,’ this B.C. woman shows there’s an art to healing rescue dogs
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Our brains don’t like uncertainty, but research offers clues for how to cope
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Loneliness a major risk factor for depression for seniors during first year of pandemic: study
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Two journalists remain in custody in B.C. after RCMP arrests at Indigenous protest
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Netflix and ice cream: How to make the COVID-19 vaccine for kids as pain-free as possible
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Facebook’s harm to young women shouldn’t be a surprise
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‘Long COVID’ is painful, expensive – and so far, impossible to cure
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Pandemic election pushes parties to put mental health in the spotlight
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COVID-19 stress pushes South Asian men in Brampton to form a ‘circle of care that keeps growing’
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Can racism cause schizophrenia?
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‘We ask a lot of them’: Quebec’s first emotional support police dog retires
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New mom sees COVID-19 pandemic as both a blessing and a curse as she battles cancer
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When it’s time to say goodbye-but-not-goodbye before a COVID-19 intubation
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‘My hair is living its best life’: Pandemic hairstyles are all about keeping it free-spirited and fuss-free
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Canada’s housing market is hurting your brain, but you don’t have to lose your head over it
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Why we need to get it right: Inside the country’s hardest-hit ICUs
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‘Be kind, be calm’: Have COVID-19 restrictions brought us to peak pandemic judgment?
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A priest’s creature comforts: Chickens, grandchildren and God