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Canada needs a workforce action plan to tackle overlapping crises in mental health and overdose deaths

With the ongoing mental health and overdose crises, Canada needs a MHSUH workforce action plan now so that Canadians can have timely and equitable access to these critical services. Federal, provincial and territorial governments must make this a priority.

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BY KATHLEEN LESLIE AND JELENA ATANACKOVIC
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