People with mental illness often live in chronic poverty. Conversely, poverty can be a significant risk factor for poor physical and mental health. The relationship between poverty and mental illness is both straightforward and complex. Understanding this broader context is key to addressing poverty in order to promote mental health and support the recovery of […]Continue readingPoverty and Mental Illness
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Recommended Outcomes for the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Advice to the Mental Health Commission of Canada on what CMHA Ontario recommends be key accomplishments in its first three years. (October, 2007) The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario is pleased to offer advice to the Mental Health Commission of Canada on what we recommend be key accomplishments in its first three years, and identify […]Continue readingRecommended Outcomes for the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Backgrounder on Seniors’ Mental Health
The purpose of this backgrounder is to inform service providers of some of the research related to seniors’ mental health that may be useful for providing input into LHIN plans for the Aging at Home Strategy. (September, 2007) Purpose of This Backgrounder To inform service providers of some of the research related to seniors’ mental […]Continue readingBackgrounder on Seniors’ Mental Health
Submission to the Ontario Human Rights Commission Consultation on Rental Housing
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario (CMHA, Ontario) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Ontario Human Rights Commission regarding its request for consultation on human rights and rental housing identified in the Commission’s consultation paper dated March 2007. (August, 2007) The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario (CMHA, Ontario) welcomes the opportunity to […]Continue readingSubmission to the Ontario Human Rights Commission Consultation on Rental Housing
Submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on Bill 171, Health Systems Improvement Act, 2006 and specifically the Psychotherapy Act, 2006
The practice of psychotherapy will now be regulated and community mental health agencies need to be consulted regarding how to maintain access to psychotherapy for clients who receive treatment in community settings. (April, 2007) The Standing Committee on Social Policy Legislative Assembly of Ontario Re: Bill 171, Health System Improvements Act, 2007 Thank you for […]Continue readingSubmission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on Bill 171, Health Systems Improvement Act, 2006 and specifically the Psychotherapy Act, 2006
A Focus on Addictions and Mental Health: Review of LHIN Integrated Health Service Plans
A review of the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) first integrated health service plans (IHSP) was undertaken by the partnership of Addictions Ontario, the Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs. The purpose of this review was to assess […]Continue readingA Focus on Addictions and Mental Health: Review of LHIN Integrated Health Service Plans
Submission on Bill 140, An Act Respecting Long-Term Care Homes
The restraining of residents by the administration of drugs or pharmaceutical agents should only take place with the specification of conditions intended to safeguard the well-being of residents, similar to those laid out in the Act for physical restraint. There is a high prevalence of mental illness in residents of long-term care homes. Staff in […]Continue readingSubmission on Bill 140, An Act Respecting Long-Term Care Homes
Submission on Bill 107, An Act to amend the Human Rights Code
Bill 107 should be amended to increase the standard application period up to two years, that funding for the proposed Human Rights Legal Support Centre be made available to adequately respond to the actual demand for these services; and that the Disability Rights Secretariat be involved in the five year legislative review of the Act. […]Continue readingSubmission on Bill 107, An Act to amend the Human Rights Code
Caring Together: Families as Partners in the Mental Health and Addiction System
A report by the Family Mental Health Alliance, in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs, which identifies both the contributions and needs of families of persons living with a mental illness. The report makes recommendations […]Continue readingCaring Together: Families as Partners in the Mental Health and Addiction System
Re: Quality of Care Information Protection Act
Currently community mental health agencies are not included in the definition of health services providers who can protect information about internal investigations of critical incidents (such as the death of a client in CMHA housing) from being used in court. A request to change the regulations for the Act was sent to the Ministry of […]Continue readingRe: Quality of Care Information Protection Act