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Budget 2023 out of touch with mental health crisis
Budget 2023 out of touch with mental health crisis
Mar 28th, 2023…covered by public health insurance plans. Services such as psychotherapy, counseling, social work case management, eating disorder treatments, and addiction recovery treatments, among others, are therefore paid for out of…
Mental health within Black communities in Canada: profiles of advocates (and bonus resources!)
Mental health within Black communities in Canada: profiles of advocates (and bonus resources!)
Feb 13th, 2023…CEO of the Wellesley Institute, practicing psychiatrist, Psychiatry Professor at the University of Toronto, Director of Health Equity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and international expert…
Joint Statement from Members of the Child and Youth Mental Health Sector and its Stakeholders
Joint Statement from Members of the Child and Youth Mental Health Sector and its Stakeholders
Oct 11th, 2022…Canadian Mental Health Association, Jack.org, National, National Alliance for Children & Youth (NACY), Wellesley Institute, YouthREX and YMCA Canada. [1] https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/907-youth-mental-health-spotlight-again-pandemic-drags [2] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2020001/article/00003-eng.htm [3] https://kidshelpphone.ca/publications/kids-help-phone-seeks-indigenous-volunteers-to-meet-demand [4] https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health/social-determinants-inequities-black-canadians-snapshot.html [5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8056965/ [6]https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f31a311d93d0f2e28aaf04a/t/62cc4207f8adaf29d4a4bc15/1657553415951/07July22_Which+Canadians+Are+Not+Accessing+Support_V3%282%29.pdf [7]https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f31a311d93d0f2e28aaf04a/t/61e59ce735bb7b247057299d/1642437865230/Long+Form+EN+Final+-+MHRC+PHS+Report.pdf [8]https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f31a311d93d0f2e28aaf04a/t/61e59ce735bb7b247057299d/1642437865230/Long+Form+EN+Final+-+MHRC+PHS+Report.pdf [9] https://gh.bmj.com/content/7/6/e007759 [10] https://pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/2021/12/16/minister-mental-health-and-addictions-and-associate-minister-health…
Joint Statement from Members of the Child and Youth Mental Health Sector and its Stakeholders
Joint Statement from Members of the Child and Youth Mental Health Sector and its Stakeholders
Oct 11th, 2022…National Alliance for Children & Youth (NACY), Wellesley Institute, YouthREX and YMCA Canada. [1] https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/907-youth-mental-health-spotlight-again-pandemic-drags [2] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2020001/article/00003-eng.htm [3] https://kidshelpphone.ca/publications/kids-help-phone-seeks-indigenous-volunteers-to-meet-demand [4] https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health/social-determinants-inequities-black-canadians-snapshot.html [5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8056965/ [6]https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f31a311d93d0f2e28aaf04a/t/62cc4207f8adaf29d4a4bc15/1657553415951/07July22_Which+Canadians+Are+Not+Accessing+Support_V3%282%29.pdf [7]https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f31a311d93d0f2e28aaf04a/t/61e59ce735bb7b247057299d/1642437865230/Long+Form+EN+Final+-+MHRC+PHS+Report.pdf [8]https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f31a311d93d0f2e28aaf04a/t/61e59ce735bb7b247057299d/1642437865230/Long+Form+EN+Final+-+MHRC+PHS+Report.pdf [9] https://gh.bmj.com/content/7/6/e007759 [10] https://pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/2021/12/16/minister-mental-health-and-addictions-and-associate-minister-health…
Open letter to the federal government: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Open letter to the federal government: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Sep 30th, 2022…funding, current program funding cannot support comprehensive, culturally appropriate, community-based addictions and harm reduction services or provide adequate compensation for addictions workers. CMHA echoes the calls of the Thunderbird Partnership…
CMHA applauds the federal commitment to a three-digit number for suicide prevention and mental health crisis
CMHA applauds the federal commitment to a three-digit number for suicide prevention and mental health crisis
Sep 15th, 2022…bilingual support to anyone who is facing suicide. CMHA National is one of the founding partners of Talk Suicide Canada, a joint initiative with the Centre for Addiction and Mental…
Substance use, recovery, and suicide prevention
Substance use, recovery, and suicide prevention
Sep 7th, 2022…Use and Addiction, 2016). 30% of hospitalizations for opioid poisoning are the result of self-harm, including suicide attempts (Chan et al., 2018). What is recovery? Recovery can be thought of…
Campus Peer Support Pilot Project: students helping students with their mental health
Campus Peer Support Pilot Project: students helping students with their mental health
Aug 29th, 2022…profound impact on their mental health and well-being. In May 2022, the federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, the Honourable Dr. Carolyn Bennett announced an investment of $2 million…
Campus Peer Support Pilot Project: students helping students with their mental health
Campus Peer Support Pilot Project: students helping students with their mental health
Aug 29th, 2022…profound impact on their mental health and well-being. In May 2022, the federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, the Honourable Dr. Carolyn Bennett announced an investment of $2 million…