The EC Partnered with The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to: Create the CAMH Bill of Client Rights – the highest standard of hospital based mental health rights in Canada to date. Developed the Least Restraint Initiative – substantially reducing CAMH restraint use. Four Deputations and Submissions to Senate Committees on: Discrimination Advocacy […]
Author: Empowerment Council
Rights are Tools Knowing your rights can empower you to deal with many challenging situations and provide you with the tools you need to advocate for and support others who encounter discrimination. Example A: Albert has been coming to work with alcohol on his breath. His job performance has been slipping. Yesterday, his manager had […]
The conservative government of Canada introduced Bill C-15 in February 2009; the Bill was part of its Anti-Drug Strategy to combat illicit drug production and distribution through mandatory prison sentences. The government proposed that the Bill would fight gangs and reduce drug use and drug related crime. This Bill that is supposed to target serious […]
The Empowerment Council participated in the inquest into the death of Jeffrey James. Jeffrey James aged 34 died at the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, on July 13, 2005 at 1718 hours. This occurred following his transport from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) where he had collapsed after his release from […]
In May 2006 the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, led by Senator Michael Kirby released “Out of the Shadows at Last – Highlights and Recommendations of the Final Report on Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction”. The Empowerment Council released the following response.