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
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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
Submission to The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care on LHIN Legislation – Health Professional Advisory Committee Regulation
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario, the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addictions Programs, Addictions Ontario, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health comment on the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s proposed regulation related to the creation of a health professionals advisory committee in each LHIN. (September, 2006) Joint Submission […]Continue readingSubmission to The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care on LHIN Legislation – Health Professional Advisory Committee Regulation
Fall 2006: Voices of Experience
Consumer and Family Involvement in the Mental Health System IN THIS ISSUE: Bringing Our Voices to the Table – All Aboard: Promoting Leadership Among Consumers and Families – Catching Up with Reality: Recognizing and Valuing the Family’s Role in Recovery – Education Is the Key – Hearing Is Believing – Information of Concern – Making […]Continue readingFall 2006: Voices of Experience
Submission on Proposed Regulations under the Ontario Drug Benefit Act and the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act
CMHA, Ontario provided feedback on the proposed regulations for Bill 102, the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act. The submission applauds the new conditional listing guidelines but requests more detail in the regulations on the definition of “therapeutic substitution.” We also encourage the government to add specifics about the new Citizens’ Council to the regulations. […]Continue readingSubmission on Proposed Regulations under the Ontario Drug Benefit Act and the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act