The ARCH Disability Law Centre has released a new resource to provide lawyers with both contextual information and practical suggestions on how to effectively accommodate and support clients with disabilities. The resource includes a section on mental health or psychiatric disabilities that offers an overview of these disabilities and practical suggestions for accommodating individual needs. […]Continue readingResource offers practical guide for lawyers serving people with disabilities
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MCSS seeks feedback on proposed changes to accessibility regulations
The Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) is currently accepting public feedback on the proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR) and proposed changes to the Customer Service Regulation. The public feedback process is required under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). The IAR harmonizes the AODA standards for information and communications, employment and transportation […]Continue readingMCSS seeks feedback on proposed changes to accessibility regulations
OHRC hosts human rights and mental health consultations for LGBTQ communities
As part of their broader consultations on human rights and mental health, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), in partnership with Rainbow Health Ontario, is hosting two consultations for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer (LGBTQ) communities. The discussion will focus on the rights of LGBTQ people with mental health disabilities and addictions to be free from discrimination in employment, […]Continue readingOHRC hosts human rights and mental health consultations for LGBTQ communities
MHCC seeks participants for online evaluation survey
Participants are being sought for a formative evaluation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). The evaluation, which will include focus groups and key informant interviews in addition to the survey, will assess the MHCC’s early achievements in relation to its five key strategies, effectiveness and impact. The process is required by the MHCC’s […]Continue readingMHCC seeks participants for online evaluation survey
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health special issue on SEEI
The Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health has released a special supplement issue focused on the Systems Enhancement Evaluation Initiative (SEEI). SEEI evaluated the impact of a $167 million investment made by Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care towards community mental health services in the province. Mental Health Notescontinues to explore the articles from the special issue, […]Continue readingCanadian Journal of Community Mental Health special issue on SEEI
Provincial HSJCC releases police/mental health collaboration report
The Provincial Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee (HSJCC) has released a new report, Police and Mental Health: A Critical Review of Police/Mental Health Collaborations in Ontario. The report offers an examination of issues related to police/mental health collaboration in the province, and highlights successes and challenges of collaboration. Information contained in the report was obtained […]Continue readingProvincial HSJCC releases police/mental health collaboration report
The Health Communications Unit transfers to the OAHPP
Services of The Health Communication Unit (THCU) will be provided through the Ontario Agency of Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP) as of April 1, 2011. THCU, formerly affiliated with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the University of Toronto, is one of several organizations now funded by the OAHPP to provide training and […]Continue readingThe Health Communications Unit transfers to the OAHPP
HCC releases Citizen’s Guide to Health Indicators
The Health Council of Canada has released a guide aimed at helping people better understand the purpose, power and pitfalls of health indicators. Funded by Health Canada, the Health Council of Canada operates as an independent non-profit agency that reports on the progress of health care renewal, on the health status of Canadians and on […]Continue readingHCC releases Citizen’s Guide to Health Indicators
Ontario College of Family Physicians releases new report
The Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) has released a new report developed with input from a variety of stakeholders from across Ontario including the public, health care organizational leaders and family physicians. The report focuses on the OCFP’s Vision 2020, developed to help raise the bar in the health care system. Vision 2020 is […]Continue readingOntario College of Family Physicians releases new report
ICES releases report on geographic access to health care for rural and northern communities
The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) has released a new report for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care looking at geographic access to primary care and hospitals in rural and northern communities in Ontario. The study looks at access to primary care providers, hospitals providing obstetrical delivery care, emergency departments and hospitals with […]Continue readingICES releases report on geographic access to health care for rural and northern communities