A key background document by Health Canada which provides a general context of research into Aboriginal health in Canada. Discusses federal-level policy change required to address health inequities. Read the full document here.Continue readingAboriginal Health – Health Transition Fund Synthesis Series
Backgrounders
Backgrounder: A Framework for Support
This backgrounder on CMHA’s Framework for Support model was created for the Citizens for Mental Health forum series to provide an overview of the issue and highlight government and community-based responses. Scope of the Issue People with mental illness are often marginalized and alienated from the natural community. Although effective treatment and services are […]Continue readingBackgrounder: A Framework for Support
Caregiver Support and Mental Health
This backgrounder on caregiver support was created for the CMHA’s Citizens for Mental Health forum series to provide an overview of the issue and highlight government and community-based responses. The aging population and longer life expectancy rates coupled with a shift in the provision of health care services from institutional to community-based settings is translating […]Continue readingCaregiver Support and Mental Health
Home Care: Backgrounder
This backgrounder on home care was created for the CMHA’s Citizens for Mental Health forum series to provide an overview of the issue and highlight government and community-based responses. As a national initiative of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Citizens for Mental Health was a 22 month project funded through Health Canada as part […]Continue readingHome Care: Backgrounder
Housing and Homelessness: Backgrounder
This backgrounder on housing and homelessness was created for the CMHA’s Citizens for Mental Health forum series to provide an overview of the issue and highlight government and community-based responses. As a national initiative of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Citizens for Mental Health was a 22 month project funded through Health Canada as […]Continue readingHousing and Homelessness: Backgrounder
Housing, Health and Mental Health
This housing backgrounder was developed by the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) Citizens for Mental Health project: a two year project which came to a close in May 2004. The project goal was to enhance the capacity of the voluntary sector to engage in federal level policy initiatives related to mental health. Through a series […]Continue readingHousing, Health and Mental Health
Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health: Backgrounder
This backgrounder on immigrant & refugee mental healtwas created for the CMHA’s Citizens for Mental Health forum series to provide an overview of the issue and highlight government and community-based responses. As a national initiative of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Citizens for Mental Health was a 22 month project funded through Health Canada […]Continue readingImmigrant and Refugee Mental Health: Backgrounder
Income Security, Health and Mental Health
This income security backgrounder was developed by the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) Citizens for Mental Health project: a two year project which came to a close in May 2004. The project goal was to enhance the capacity of the voluntary sector to engage in federal level policy initiatives related to mental health. Through a […]Continue readingIncome Security, Health and Mental Health
Income Security: Backgrounder
This backgrounder on mental illness in Canada was created for the CMHA’s Citizens for Mental Health forum series to provide an overview of the issue and highlight government and community-based responses. As a national initiative of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Citizens for Mental Health was a 22 month project funded through Health Canada […]Continue readingIncome Security: Backgrounder
Justice: Backgrounder
This backgrounder on justice was created for the CMHA’s Citizens for Mental Health forum series to provide an overview of the issue and highlight government and community-based responses. As a national initiative of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Citizens for Mental Health was a 22 month project funded through Health Canada as part of […]Continue readingJustice: Backgrounder