As the Government of Ontario moves towards legalizing and regulating cannabis, CMHA Ontario and our local branches strongly advise an approach that considers public health as the primary objective. That’s the message CMHA Ontario sent to the Standing Committee on Social Policy, which met Oct. 11 and 12 at Queens Park to hear deputations about […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario recommends public health approach to cannabis
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CAA polls drivers about cannabis consumption
A recent poll commissioned by the Canadian Automobile Association about cannabis consumption and road safety suggests that one in two cannabis users have driven a vehicle while intoxicated. The survey of 1,000 Ontarian drivers over the age of 19 also indicated that 69 per cent of cannabis-impaired drivers were male and drivers between the ages […]Continue readingCAA polls drivers about cannabis consumption
Over half of Canadians consider anxiety and depression ‘epidemic’
In a newly released policy paper, the Canadian Mental Health Association is calling on Ottawa to create new legislation to address unmet mental health needs and bring mental health care spending into balance with physical health care. Mental Health in the Balance: Ending the Health Care Disparity in Canada, suggests that 85 per cent of […]Continue readingOver half of Canadians consider anxiety and depression ‘epidemic’
New government data sheds light on segregation, individuals with mental health conditions
New information from the provincial Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (MCSCS) indicates that the majority of individuals in segregation during a particular snapshot in time live with a mental health issue. The information, released on Aug. 30, 2018, identified all individuals who were in segregation on June 5, 2018 at six provincial correctional […]Continue readingNew government data sheds light on segregation, individuals with mental health conditions
Mental Health is Everyone’s Business
A recent Toronto Star article and letter from the head of the Ontario Provincial Police Association to its members brings attention to the deaths-by-suicide of three officers over the past month. CMHA Ontario, and its nationwide workplace mental health program Mental Health Works, stand with all those mourning this most recent loss. In the last […]Continue readingMental Health is Everyone’s Business
CMHA Ontario’s requests more resources from Minister of Finance
Increased funding for community mental health and addictions services, more resources to help data collection and quality improvement in the sector, and an increase in supportive housing stock were the CMHA Ontario’s key asks in this year’s provincial pre-budget submission. The request was made at the Ontario’s government’s first pre-budget consultation, held in Toronto. Finance Minister […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario’s requests more resources from Minister of Finance
The need for more housing is a cornerstone of CMHA Ontario’s Pre-budget Submission
The pre-budget submission from Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario asks the provincial government for appropriate investment in three key areas: Affordable Housing Income Security, Access to Education And Employment Supports Increasing Access to a Core Basket of Services Investments in these key areas align with the strategic pillars of the second phase of Open Minds, […]Continue readingThe need for more housing is a cornerstone of CMHA Ontario’s Pre-budget Submission
CMHA Ontario presents findings of mental health and diabetes project at national conference
Training mental health peer support workers so that they can help people living with mental illness understand the risk of developing diabetes and learn prevention and self-management strategies is a success story that can be emulated across the country. That’s the message that CMHA Ontario’s Director of Knowledge Transfer, Scott Mitchell, delivered on behalf of project […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario presents findings of mental health and diabetes project at national conference
CMHA Ontario employment forum identifies opportunities for action
In the spring of 2010, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario hosted an employment forum to bring together employment supports providers in Ontario and the government ministries that fund them. The forum resulted in the creation of four graphics showing the pathways to employment for people with mental health disabilities. Attendees also engaged in a […]Continue readingCMHA Ontario employment forum identifies opportunities for action