Mental Health Reform for Canada in the 21st Century: Getting There from Here

Michael Kirby

Canadian Public Policy, 2005, vol. 31, issue s1, 5-12

Abstract: About one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness during their lifetime. The obstacles to be overcome are well understood: stigmatization and discrimination; the complex labyrinth of existing services that comprise our current non-system; the existence of different silos that inhibit integration into a true continuum of care; and the absence of a national plan for mental illness and addiction. The committee aspires to the creation of a truly consumer-centred, recovery-focused system with access to personalized care. We need now to craft the right mix of institutional and personal incentives to encourage people to alter their behaviour.

Date: 2005
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