Posts Tagged ‘mental Health’
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Stop turning a blind eye to double-dipping docs
Why aren’t the 12 medical associations that regulate doctors in the provinces and territories reining in this exploitative behaviour? And what about the people who are ultimately responsible for the health care system: the governments of the provinces and territories. Why aren’t they doing anything about it? … Ottawa and the provinces should at least regulate the fees charged by private clinics.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, privatization
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Schools must become ‘hub’ of mental health support, says OISE’s Dr. Katreena Scott
Kids who experience adversities in childhood such as abuse, neglect, exposure to domestic violence or having a parent with mental health issues are most likely to have problems. Those children who have experienced many of such adversities are: 4.4 times as likely to report two or more weeks of depression in the past year; 12.2 times as likely to have ever attempted suicide; 10.3 times as likely to have ever injected drugs; 7.4 times as likely to consider self an alcoholic
Tags: child care, featured, mental Health, participation, standard of living, youth
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Ontario makes bold promise on autism treatment
The new Ontario autism program will give all children under 18 years of age diagnosed with the developmental disorder access to the treatment they require when they need it… The age, severity of autism symptoms and the presence of coexisting diagnoses will no longer affect the eligibility for therapy… Each child’s treatment needs will be determined by a licensed clinician, not cold and blunt program guidelines or funding availability… parents will be able to hire qualified therapists or choose government services.
Tags: budget, disabilities, featured, Health, mental Health, participation, youth
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Open Pharma wants public to know ties between MDs and pharmaceutical industry
… the Open Pharma campaign is not “anti-pharma,” nor does it aim to ban industry involvement with the medical profession. It’s about being open about relationships in the interest of upholding public confidence… “Canada at the moment seems like it’s a laggard in this regard… The world is moving in the direction of providing patients with context about interactions between the pharmaceutical industry and doctors.”
Tags: Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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New Ontario legislation ensures workers can take at least 10 sick days a year without a doctor’s note
Bosses will be banned from asking employees for sick notes if they take 10 or fewer days a year under proposed legislation that would take effect next January 1. The measure… means fewer wasted appointments for doctors and allows workers to stay home and get well instead of spreading their germs around… the law will ensure all workers are entitled to at least 10 personal emergency leave days annually — two of which must be paid.
Tags: Health, ideology, mental Health, standard of living
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It’s time to fix solitary confinement. Here’s how
… here is the minimum that pan-Canadian standards must accomplish in order to be meaningful… “Solitary confinement,” or “segregation,” … is an amorphous concept in Canada… With a consistent definition and proper training, prison staff will be able to better track how long inmates are being kept in solitary… Stop putting mentally ill people in solitary… Require independent oversight… Legislation, not guidelines
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, rights, standard of living
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Doctors tortured patients at Ontario mental-health centre, judge rules
Patients at a maximum-security mental-health facility in Ontario were tortured by medical doctors over a 17-year period in unethical and degrading human experiments, a judge has ruled in a lawsuit. The techniques used on the patients between 1966 and 1983 included solitary confinement, as treatment and as punishment; the administration of hallucinogens and delirium-producing drugs, including LSD; and brainwashing methods developed by the CIA
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, disabilities, ideology, mental Health, rights
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A gift to Canada: Lifting people out of poverty benefits us all
Pervasive poverty has a negative impact on us all – it affects children, their nutrition, and their ability to learn and grow; it makes our communities less inclusive; it drives up costs for health care and infrastructure; and it limits our country’s economic growth and competitiveness… We also believe in the critical importance of public policy as a driver of social change… strategy must address four key themes – prosperity, opportunity, inclusion and reconciliation.
Tags: economy, featured, Health, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Four Principles that Can End Chronic Homelessness
… success rested on four critical interventions: permanent supportive housing; rapid rehousing; a Housing First approach; and not criminalizing people experiencing homelessness… 70 communities, including Bergen, invested in a “problem-solving toolkit” designed to offer flexible solutions that respond to evolving challenges… The toolkit offers solutions based on four categories: data analytics; human-centred design; quality improvement; and facilitation.
Tags: Health, homelessness, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Passing laws one step in war on opioid overdoses
… now there’s an urgent need to ensure its implementation is not bound up in bureaucratic red tape… provincial and territorial health authorities must not impose… unduly burdensome operational requirements that effectively delay their scaleup… such bureaucratic delays are deadly… there is a pressing need to expand access to treatment options for people with problematic substance use…
Tags: crime prevention, Health, mental Health
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