OPDI Reports
Position Papers about Consumer/Survivor Initiatives and Consumer/Survivor Organizations
OPDI has a June 2008 policy brief about Peer Support and the current government’s priorities around emergency room times and enhanced access to mental health care.
08_06_05_Policy_Brief_ERAccess_-_Final_submitted.pdf_.pdf
The 2005 report “CSIs: Impact, Outcomes and Effectiveness” is an advocacy paper outlining the signifcant role that consumer/survivor initiatives have to play in the community mental health system. Peer support, self-help, and community economic development strategies and evidence of how they work are outlined.
This report was developed in partnership with CMHA Ontario, the Federation, and CAMH.
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