PRESS RELEASE

SELECT COMMITTEE RELEASES FINAL REPORT

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE CREATION OF

MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ONTARIO

The Federation, Ontario Association of Patient Councils (OAPC), and Ontario Peer Development Initiatives (OPDI) are please to bring our memberships together for a two day joint event featuring shared workshops and social/networking opportunities, member-only consult times, and our three AGM’s.  We hope that this joining of events will convenience and reduce costs for our members-in-common, as well as allow for some sharing of points of view.

NEWS RELEASE

SELECT COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS TO RELEASE FINAL REPORT

TORONTO, August 24, 2010 – The Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario will release its final report entitled “Navigating the Journey to Wellness: The Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for Ontarians”. The report will be released on Thursday, August 26, 2010.

Provincial Summer Institute: Counselling Skills for Concurrent Disorders

 Registration is now open!

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2005 

What is the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005?

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), is a law that allows the government to develop and enforce accessibility standards.  The standards are made into laws called regulations, and these regulations provide the details to help meet the goal of the AODA. The purpose of the Act is to benefit all Ontarians by:

Strengthening the Interface between Mental Health and Addiction Service Providers and Primary Health Care

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INTRODUCTION

The Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction is pleased to present this interim report.  Each of our Members volunteered to serve on this Committee because of his or here personal commitment to mental health and addictions issues.

to read report

The 2010 Walk of Hope for Schizophrenia will take place at 11:30 am on Sunday May 16th at Metro Hall Square (55 John Street) in Toronto. 

The Community Care Information Management (CCIM) program’s Community Mental Health & Addictions Management Information Systems (CMH&A MIS) project is now nearing completion.