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Mental Health Strategy for Canada
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Nov. 23, 2010
The release of Toward Recovery and Well-Being: A Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for Canada in November 2009 marked the end of the first phase of the work of the Mental Health Commission of Canada to develop a mental health strategy for the country. This framework sets out seven goals for WHAT a transformed mental health system – one that will enable everyone living in Canada to have the opportunity to achieve the best possible mental health and wellbeing – should look like.
Tags: homelessness, ideology, mental Health, participation, poverty, rights, standard of living
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Need help? Don’t look to Ottawa
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Mar 15 2011
They call her Diane the Dinosaur. They remember every judgmental remark the human resources minister has made about the poor, the unemployed and parents desperate for child care. But community workers still harboured a slim hope that Diane Finley would show some humanity in her response to the poverty reduction plan produced by Parliament’s all-party committee on human resources. She quickly snuffed that out, rejecting all 58 of its recommendations… it was another setback in the increasingly forlorn battle against hunger, homelessness and deprivation.
Tags: homelessness, ideology, poverty
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Poverty: PM’s policy is to do nothing
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
Mar 12 2011
More than 3 million Canadians live in poverty but it’s not a problem that requires urgent federal action or, really, any new action at all… he Conservatives’ response to the Senate report was to sum up what programs the government already has and confidently state that the best solution is “sustained employment.” … what this government refuses to see is that too many Canadians face barriers to getting those jobs and that it is in everyone’s best interests that Ottawa, working with the provinces, helps change that.
Tags: budget, disabilities, economy, homelessness, ideology, Indigenous, poverty
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Homeless patients cost $2,500 more per hospital stay, study finds
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Mar. 08, 2011
The study… found that homeless patients arrived at the hospital with more health problems and stayed longer, often because there was nowhere to send them after they no longer needed acute care. Dr. Hwang’s past research found that homeless people land in hospital more often, with 23 hospitalizations per 100 homeless people in one year versus five hospitalizations per 100 people in the general population.
Tags: budget, Health, homelessness, poverty, standard of living
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A tale of how two cities deal with poverty
Sunday, February 27th, 2011
February 26, 2011
As the “Visibly Unseen” campaign suggests, the problems of poverty go beyond the obvious… we need to be rule changers. Although we may not eliminate poverty entirely, there is much that can be done to reduce its impact on the victims and the community. We have the power to share our resources, time and talent and help others become self-sufficient contributing members of our community. This is not only philanthropic kindness but good business as well… Thirdly, we must envision what could be, rather than worry about limitations.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, homelessness, mental Health, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Poverty is not acceptable in a country like Canada
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
February 21, 2011
One in 10 Canadians lives in poverty. That’s three million people. That’s a truly sad statistic when we realize that we live in one of the richest countries in the world… Many of us cannot imagine living in poverty yet no one knows when their lives can change. An accident, mental health issues, loss of employment, divorce or an abusive relationship can quickly bring a person to the ugly world of poverty. Everyone living in poverty has a story. Poverty leaves a person feeling isolated, lonely and hungry. This is not acceptable when we live in such a great country.
Tags: disabilities, homelessness, ideology, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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Eggleton speaks out on poverty Report: The Liberal senator is urging action
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
February 22, 2011
Sen. Art Eggleton told The Free Press Monday it’s “disgusting” that more than one million Canadian children live in poverty and it’s time to fix the system that keeps them poor… The report offers 74 recommendations, which include raising income supports for people on welfare and the working poor; a national housing strategy; and a national child-care system… Eggleton said the business community in several municipalities across the country has embraced the need for change, recognizing that “poverty costs a lot,” but the programs in place are ineffective.
Tags: child care, homelessness, ideology, poverty, standard of living
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The big picture on poverty
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Feb 20 2011
The Poverty Reduction Act of 2009 proposes to decrease the number of children living in poverty by 25 per cent (90,000 children) by 2013. Although this is an admirable step, this act does not recognize the severity of poverty amongst a sub-group of the community who suffer from mental illness, have addictions problems, are single parents, people with disabilities, and persons who are new immigrants to our country… Is it okay to just put money toward children in poverty, or do we need to start looking at a bigger picture?
Tags: disabilities, homelessness, immigration, Indigenous, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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Mental health big part of homelessness
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
January 21, 2011
Structural homelessness — homelessness caused by socioeconomic events such as unemployment or family breakdowns –may be the easiest to remedy… However, homelessness endemic in the single, unattached individual, (by far the largest group amongst the homeless), presents entirely different problems… Poverty with this group is also a constant but somewhat of a side issue. The main problem that presents are those of mental health.
Tags: disabilities, homelessness, mental Health, poverty, youth
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Cost of food peanuts compared to price of poverty
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
January 22, 2011
… about 60% of the regular guests at the soup kitchen have mental health and addiction illnesses, and their welfare and disability incomes don’t leave much for food. The hospital consolidation and move away from the psychiatric hospital model to more community-based treatment could further burden the food bank and soup kitchen. It’s like the social service system is designed to require full-time charitable organizations to fill the gaps for basic necessities. Put another way, the generosity of volunteers and philanthropic souls are a major line item in the provincial budget.
Tags: budget, homelessness, mental Health, pensions, poverty
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