Mental Health and Addiction Stakeholder Resources

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The Mental Health Commission of Canada Mental Health Strategy

“Toward Recovery and Well-Being: A Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for Canada” is the proposed framework released on November 2009.  You can access a copy and related materials at:

http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/Pages/Strategy.aspx

Every Door is the Right Door

This is the discussion paper of the Minister’s Advisory Group on Mental Health and Addictions

discussion_paper.pdf

The CSIs Builder Report

“Consumer Survivor Initiatives in Ontario:  Building for an Equitable Future”

CSI_Builder_paper_2009_(3).pdf

LHIN Collaborative Communiques

The LHINs are funding a new organization called LHINC (LHIN Collaborative) to strengthen relationships between and among health service providers, associations and the LHINs, and to support system alignment.

LHIN_Collaborative_(LHINC)_Communiqué_September_2009.pdf

LHINC_Collaborative_Communique_July_2009.pdf

LHIN_Collaborative_Communique_April_2009.pdf

Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addictions Programs (OFCMHAP) Draft Paper on Cultural Competency

This position paper was released in September 2009:

Position_Paper_-_DRAFT.pdf

MOHLTC Health Care Professionals:  Resources for Health System Planners, Managers and Decision Makers

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/transformation/providers/information/im_resources.html

These resources (especially the Health Planner’s Toolkit and Health Analyst’s Toolkit) provide useful background in understanding the work that LHINs do.

Longwoods Publishing

The website of this respected healthcare journal publisher has content searchable online, some of which is freely available.  This section is particularly worth searching out:

http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=105

Senate Committee Report on Mental Health (Michael Kirby, Chair):  “Out of the Shadows at Last”

The Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology released this report in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session.  This link provides all the links to previous Senate Committee reports on mental health as well.

http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/Committee_SenRep.asp?Language=E&Parl=39&Ses=1&comm_id=47

The “Out of the Shadows at Last” report in both HTML and PDF format can be accessed here:

http://www.parl.gc.ca/39/1/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-e/soci-e/rep-e/rep02may06-e.htm