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The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is funding a national human rights project that will examine issues of equality, dignity and inclusion for people with mental illness. The goal of the project, a collaboration between Canadian Mental Health Association, Winnipeg Region, the Public Interest Law Centre of Legal Aid Manitoba and the MHCC’s Mental […]Continue readingMHCC funds human rights project

Adolescents may have easier access to mental health care in a school-based health centre (SBHC), but according to a study in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, usage rates among students remain low despite high needs for mental health support.  Researchers surveyed 1,629 students from three high schools in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to determine SBHC usage, […]Continue readingStudy examines mental health support in school-based health centres

A new Quebec-based study finds that the use of antidepressants during pregnancy may increase the risk of miscarriage or spontaneous abortion. The study, based on an analysis of Quebec Pregnancy Registry data for 5,124 women, found a 1.68 times higher risk of miscarriage among women who were prescribed antidepressants.  Researchers also identified a relationship between […]Continue readingAntidepressant use during pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk

A new French-language health planning entity is being set up in northern Ontario to ensure that the needs of francophone communities in the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) are being addressed.  The French-language health planning entity will help provide guidance to: Engage the francophone community in the NE LHIN; Identify health needs […]Continue readingNE LHIN to create French-language health planning entity

A new report from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) has estimated future risk of Canadians developing diabetes based on current levels of obesity and other diabetes risk factors in the population. This is the first time future risk has been assessed using these indicators. The report uses data collected in the 2007 Canadian […]Continue readingNew Canadian report estimates future diabetes risk

The Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network (HNHB LHIN) Board of Directors has approved a plan that will create a LHIN-wide integrated program for people who require complex care. The plan has seven recommendations that were all approved by the board on June 29, 2010.  The first recommendation was to agree upon a […]Continue readingIntegrated program for complex care going ahead

The Northeast Local Health Integration Network’s Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) implementation pilot has wrapped up and a summary of the evaluation has been completed. OCAN is a standardized, consumer-led mental health decision-making tool that allows key information to be gathered electronically.  The evaluation confirmed the success of the LHIN-by-LHIN approach to OCAN implementation. […]Continue readingOCAN update

New research reveals significant disparities in the health of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults in Canada. The report from Statistics Canada looks at the health of First Nations adults who are not living on reserve, and Inuit and Métis adults over age 20. The research builds on growing evidence of health disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal […]Continue readingStatsCan report reveals health inequities for off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit