What is your vision for the future of the Empowerment Council? Do you care about rights and an independent voice for service users? Come share your ideas with us! Monday, October 17th at 5:30 p.m. Virtual meeting over Zoom. Anyone who’s been on the receiving end of mental health and addiction services is welcome. To vote […]
A summary of the council’s activities in 2018-2019.
View our past issues of the Empowerment Report, the Empowerment Council’s newsletter, started in 2009. Edited by Beth Jacob. Click on a text below to open the selected Newsletter as a PDF document. PDFs open in a new tab. 2018 Newsletter 2017 Newsletters 2016 Newsletters 2015 Newsletters 2014 Newsletters 2013 Newsletters 2012 Newsletters 2011 Newsletters 2010 Newsletters […]
Celebrating 25 Years of Engagement & Advocacy The struggle to recognize, and respect the voices and rights of people who use services has been a long road. While we are now in the midst of new legislative calls for patient engagement, the truth is that service users have been politically engaged and participating for many […]
The Empowerment Council’s voice has changed the creation of the law by presenting to federal legislative committees. The EC has influenced the interpretation of the law by intervening in cases before the Supreme Court of Canada and explaining the broader impact of the law beyond the particular case. And the EC has written recommendations to […]