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Erin Anderssen
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

28

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

Doctors fume about COVID-19 patients who flout restrictions
Ontario under fire for delaying provincewide lockdown until Boxing Day
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Year of the dog: In 2020, furry friends were just what we needed to make it through the pandemic
Can a community reach zero youth suicide? In Peel, that is exactly what they’re trying to do
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The forgotten caregivers: How training parents can help treat kids with mental illness
‘No one should die alone’: This woman comforted 49 people as they died from COVID-19
How to win the winter mind game: Push back on negative thoughts and seek opportunities for activity
Suicide by rural men account for most gun deaths in Ontario
This Thanksgiving, more than any other, gratitude is precious – but warm feelings are only the first step to living well
Report urges keeping schools open and prioritizing mental-health if COVID-19 leads to lockdown
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul has lived a life unlike other politicians
Cruel summer, leaving us here on our own
My husband has mourned his brother for 40 years. In a time of loss, we could learn from him about living with the dead
One mental health solution: a kinder, gentler emergency department for people considering suicide
Everyone knew Anthony Nauss was suicidal. Can Canada create a system that might have saved him?
Crowded housing, tenuous jobs, and starting over in the midst of a pandemic raise risk of mental-health issues for immigrants and refugees
Household chores have become more equally shared under COVID-19 – just ask the guys
Staying at home to stop the spread of COVID-19 has a silver lining for some Canadians
New Brunswick copes with return to lockdown after increase in COVID-19 cases
New Brunswick delays reopening amid cluster of new coronavirus cases linked to doctor