Erin Anderssen - The Globe and Mail

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.

28

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

Can racism cause schizophrenia?

‘We ask a lot of them’: Quebec’s first emotional support police dog retires

New mom sees COVID-19 pandemic as both a blessing and a curse as she battles cancer

When it’s time to say goodbye-but-not-goodbye before a COVID-19 intubation

‘My hair is living its best life’: Pandemic hairstyles are all about keeping it free-spirited and fuss-free

Canada’s housing market is hurting your brain, but you don’t have to lose your head over it

Why we need to get it right: Inside the country’s hardest-hit ICUs

‘Be kind, be calm’: Have COVID-19 restrictions brought us to peak pandemic judgment?

A priest’s creature comforts: Chickens, grandchildren and God

The world is going to open up again: Are you ready?

Slaight Family Foundation donates $30-million to improve mental-health care in Canada

How teenagers are coping in the COVID-19 pandemic

‘Boom, this just hit’: Newfoundland offers a cautionary tale about the threat of new COVID-19 variants

New COVID-19 variants raise renewed concerns over a potential third wave across Canada

Canada’s drinking problem: why alcohol is the new cigarette

Doctors fume about COVID-19 patients who flout restrictions

Ontario under fire for delaying provincewide lockdown until Boxing Day

Year of the dog: In 2020, furry friends were just what we needed to make it through the pandemic

The forgotten caregivers: How training parents can help treat kids with mental illness

Can a community reach zero youth suicide? In Peel, that is exactly what they’re trying to do