494 Results for mental health

Strengthening primary care for child and youth mental health

…shortages of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and social workers. In 2008, Ontario’s Auditor General reviewed the province’s child and youth mental health agencies, and found that they…

Why are mental health disorders and addictions treated separately?

…health workers have much more exposure to treating mental health conditions than addictions. As Selby puts it, “mental health is the first cousin of health system and addiction is the…

Should people with mental health disorders have access to physician-assisted death?

…taken a serious run at the mental health questions,” says Phil Klassen, vice-president of medical affairs at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. Sandra Martin, a journalist at the…

Lost in transition: the gap between child and adult mental health services

…the mental health sector, as more and more become aware of the true impact of mental illness of our youth. But as we move forward, it will be important to…

Let’s Talk about a comprehensive mental health system

…all health care spending in Canada is still financed privately. One of the areas still left out of Medicare is mental health services delivered by non-physicians. Psychotherapy can be effectively…

Restructuring Alberta's health system

…replacing them with 17 health authorities assigned to geographic regions in the province, and provincial health authorities for cancer, mental health and addiction services. These health system changes were part…

Improving hand offs between police and emergency departments

…experiencing a mental health crisis is directed to the mental health system, or whether they ought to enter the criminal justice system. Once the decision has been made that the…

8 steps toward addressing Indigenous health inequities

…frontline health care to Indigenous people, researchers in Indigenous health and Indigenous leaders. We asked what health system-level changes – big or small – are necessary to begin to address…

Health care for Syrian refugees: is Canada ready?

…Health Clinic of Ottawa, and Calgary’s Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic are leading the efforts to prepare. They’re coordinating existing refugee clinics and training community health centres, family health teams and…

A patient writes: "I am dead inside." when a mental health issue requires a second opinion

The Personal Health Navigator is available to all Canadian patients. Questions about your doctor, hospital or how to navigate the health care system can be sent to AskLisa@Sunnybrook.ca The Question:…

Physician health: reducing stigma and improving care

…to my physical health,” he recalls “I was probably less sensitive to my psychological health.” So when his mental breakdown hit, Bradford was totally unprepared. He unraveled after analyzing the…

Health Links: Ontario's bid to provide more efficient and effective care for its sickest citizens

…Centre, the public health unit and representatives from the Canadian Mental Health Association and seven local nursing homes, says Jocelyne Maxwell, executive director of the CHC. Maxwell explains that a…

Public and private payment for health care in Canada

…ambulatory care, prescription drugs. Some preventative services for certain populations. Public health prevention & promotion, inpatient and outpatient hospital care, primary health care, inpatient and outpatient prescription drugs, mental health…

School of life: How peer support workers are helping people with mental illness

…states under Medicaid. The growth is part of a wider movement towards thinking differently about mental health – one that’s reflected in the Mental Health Strategy of Canada and of…

Health care system stigmatizes and discriminates against transgender people

…noticeable discomfort of health workers and front desk staff. Little research exists on the health outcomes of transgender people. It’s unknown if barriers to accessing primary health care increase the…

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