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Feds not off the hook on mental health spending

  • For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward,
Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | April 24, 2023
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett, pictured Nov. 1, 2022, heading to a cabinet meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds not off the hook on mental health spending

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | April 24, 2023
  • For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward,

Feds not off the hook on mental health spending

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | April 24, 2023
  • For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward,
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett, pictured Nov. 1, 2022, heading to a cabinet meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds not off the hook on mental health spending

  • For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward,
Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | April 24, 2023
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett, pictured Nov. 1, 2022, heading to a cabinet meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds not off the hook on mental health spending

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | April 24, 2023
  • For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward,

Feds not off the hook on mental health spending

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | April 24, 2023
  • For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward,
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett, pictured Nov. 1, 2022, heading to a cabinet meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a mental health transfer to put national standards into practice

  • Think back to those early days of the pandemic, when there was an outpouring of “caremongering” and support for elderly neighbours needing groceries, and
Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | March 28, 2022
In March, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett announced a process to develop national mental health and substance use standards to ensure Canadians receive high-quality, culturally appropriate care, wherever they live. Over a third of Canadians have experienced a deterioration in their mental health during the pandemic, writes Margaret Eaton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a mental health transfer to put national standards into practice

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | March 28, 2022
  • Think back to those early days of the pandemic, when there was an outpouring of “caremongering” and support for elderly neighbours needing groceries, and

Canada needs a mental health transfer to put national standards into practice

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | March 28, 2022
  • Think back to those early days of the pandemic, when there was an outpouring of “caremongering” and support for elderly neighbours needing groceries, and
In March, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett announced a process to develop national mental health and substance use standards to ensure Canadians receive high-quality, culturally appropriate care, wherever they live. Over a third of Canadians have experienced a deterioration in their mental health during the pandemic, writes Margaret Eaton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to take Canada’s mental health system off the wait list

  • People in Canada have been waiting to get the mental health help they need for too long. This election has shown us we have
Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | October 4, 2021
Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul. The Liberals promised to establish a new Canada Mental Health Transfer, with $4.5-billion promised over five years to the provinces, the Conservatives made mental health a pillar of their platform, promising $60-billion of health spending over 10 years for provinces and territories, the NDP wants to provide mental health care at no cost for everyone who needs it, the Greens seek to renegotiate the Canada Health Act to expand coverage for mental health services, and the Bloc wants to tackle the issue through increased health transfers to the provinces. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

It’s time to take Canada’s mental health system off the wait list

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | October 4, 2021
  • People in Canada have been waiting to get the mental health help they need for too long. This election has shown us we have

It’s time to take Canada’s mental health system off the wait list

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | October 4, 2021
  • People in Canada have been waiting to get the mental health help they need for too long. This election has shown us we have
Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul. The Liberals promised to establish a new Canada Mental Health Transfer, with $4.5-billion promised over five years to the provinces, the Conservatives made mental health a pillar of their platform, promising $60-billion of health spending over 10 years for provinces and territories, the NDP wants to provide mental health care at no cost for everyone who needs it, the Greens seek to renegotiate the Canada Health Act to expand coverage for mental health services, and the Bloc wants to tackle the issue through increased health transfers to the provinces. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Mental health key to economic recovery, but we’re running out of time

  • When COVID-19 forced us all to shut down our way of life as we knew it last spring, the Canadian Mental Health Association warned
Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | November 11, 2020
Health Minister Patty Hajdu's government should be commended for its Wellness Together portal, funding for mental health and substance-use programs, and research, and specific investments in Indigenous mental health. But we already know that won’t be enough.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mental health key to economic recovery, but we’re running out of time

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | November 11, 2020
  • When COVID-19 forced us all to shut down our way of life as we knew it last spring, the Canadian Mental Health Association warned

Mental health key to economic recovery, but we’re running out of time

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | November 11, 2020
  • When COVID-19 forced us all to shut down our way of life as we knew it last spring, the Canadian Mental Health Association warned
Health Minister Patty Hajdu's government should be commended for its Wellness Together portal, funding for mental health and substance-use programs, and research, and specific investments in Indigenous mental health. But we already know that won’t be enough.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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