Posts Tagged ‘mental Health’
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Put critical mental health care within reach of all
Health Quality Ontario says proven treatments provided by psychologists, nurses, youth counsellors and social workers — such as cognitive behavioural therapy — should be covered by public health insurance. The evidence is clear for these specific psychotherapies, which are the first line of treatment for nearly every type of child or youth mental illness… For severe anxiety, a combination of CBT and medication is successful with 80 per cent of patients.
Tags: budget, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, standard of living, tax
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Unions want pharmacare plan for all Canadians
We need a pharmacare plan that covers all Canadians. Just think about what that would mean for the one in five people paying out of pocket for their medication today, either because they don’t have a prescription drug plan, or because they have a plan that doesn’t cover the full cost of the medications they need… An estimated 8.4 million working Canadians don’t have prescription drug coverage… We have the second highest prescription drug costs in the world
Tags: Health, ideology, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Michelle Kungl’s incredible journey
… her experience highlights the problem most people on social assistance face when they try to work or receive income from other sources. More than 900,000 Ontarians rely on social assistance, including more than 490,000 on ODSP. Barely 10 per cent of individuals receiving ODSP have employment income… the government has already increased the amount individuals and families can deduct from their earnings for disability-work related expenses from $300 to $1,000 a month.
Tags: disabilities, economy, featured, Health, mental Health, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Time to regulate occupational health and safety professionals
… home inspectors, paramedics and human resources professionals are now regulated in some form in one or more provinces. In fact, provinces are increasingly regulating a suite of health professionals that may include everyone from dental hygienists to diagnostic sonographers, but not OHS professionals… Regulating OHS professionals as other countries have done would be a significant step forward in making Canada’s workplaces safer and healthier.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, Health, mental Health, standard of living
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Why doesn’t Ontario want health-care workers to be accountable?
No one knows for sure how many PSWs there are in Ontario, precisely because the field is so unregulated. Miranda Ferrier guesses there are about 135,000. About 30,000 belong to her association, and every one of them has to have an enhanced criminal record check and local police check — every year — and the association has in place a code of ethics, standards of practice and ongoing education. If these things were made mandatory… PSWs would have to be similarly checked out and there would be some accountability.
Tags: disabilities, Health, jurisdiction, mental Health
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Dyslexic kids in Canada deserve better
In Ontario alone, more than 40,000 children are waiting for assessment out of 250,000 who struggle with dyslexia. Tragically, assessment and intervention will come far too late for this group’s learning development. It is a “wait-and-fail” disaster. Of children with learning disabilities, 80-85 per cent of them are believed to be dyslexic… A University of Toronto study reveals that a dyslexic child is five times more likely to be physically abused than the average child… Not only is the situation a living tragedy, it also has monumental costs to our country.
Tags: disabilities, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, youth
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How Canada got addicted to fentanyl
The supply chain for illicit fentanyl begins in China, but the problems Canada is experiencing start right here at home: No other country in the world consumes more prescription opioids on a per-capita basis, according to a recent United Nations report. The widespread use of prescription opioids is behind the rise of a new class of drug addicts, many of whom are turning to the black market to feed their habit… many of those deaths could have been avoided.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, globalization, Health, mental Health, pharmaceutical
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There’s no cure for autism — my daughter is wonderful just the way she is
My daughter doesn’t have a special talent or ability, and she isn’t a quirky genius. She may never live independently or hold down a successful career. But these are arbitrary measurements of success, and she doesn’t need to achieve them to be valuable and worthwhile. What she needs is the freedom to be herself — as flappy, happy and autistic as she may be.
Tags: disabilities, featured, Health, ideology, mental Health
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How underprivilege made me a better doctor
I know what it feels like to not have choice, to have external factors, such as money and other people, dictate the path of my life. For many patients, it may feel the same — when their bodies and their lives are now in the hands of others… These experiences have taught me more about empathy and hard work than any medical school class could…
Tags: Health, ideology, mental Health, poverty
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Mentally ill people need to be calmed down, not shot
No one is suggesting that police stand there and allow themselves to be stabbed or beaten. De-escalation training teaches that not drawing a weapon in the first place can prevent the threats; offering help instead of screaming “drop the weapon,” can change an interaction… police forces now employ crisis intervention teams that include unarmed social workers, backed up by police who carry shields and tasers instead of guns.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, ideology, mental Health
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