STATEMENT Canadian Mental Health Association and its Centre for Suicide Prevention Respond to CCA Report on Medical Assistance in Dying Calgary, AB, December 17, 2018: The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and the Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP), a branch of CMHA, commend the Canadian Council of the Academies (CCA) for not recommending, in its […]Continue readingCMHA and its CSP Respond to CCA Report on Medical Assistance in Dying
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CMHA Opioid Policy – Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canada must treat opioid use as a health issue, not a criminal matter. The Canadian Mental Health Association calls for care not corrections to relieve opioid crisis TORONTO (ONTARIO) April 17, 2018 – According to a new national policy paper released today by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), decriminalization is key […]Continue readingCMHA Opioid Policy – Media Release
CMHA Position Medical Assistance in Dying – Media Release
TORONTO, September 7, 2017 – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has released its position on Bill C-14 on medical assistance in dying (MAiD). Since Bill C-14 does not explicitly include mental illness in the new eligibility criteria, CMHA has suggested that mental health patients should not be considered eligible for MAiD. As a recovery-based […]Continue readingCMHA Position Medical Assistance in Dying – Media Release