The Empowerment Council (EC) participated in a consultation session with the Mental Health Commission of Canada on October 10, 2007. The document outlines the EC’s critical feedback and key recommendations submitted to the Mental Health Commission. The most crying need for change in the mental health system across Canada is the need for accountability of […]
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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.
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 (EC) made multiple submissions to the commission, advocating for the rights of […]
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 (EC) made multiple submissions to the commission, advocating for equitable treatment for […]
The Empowerment Council (EC) submission from Wednesday May 14, 2003 to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology led by Senator Michael Kirby. This paper looks beyond the effects of the public’s prejudice toward the mental health and addiction service-user community, to also consider the discrimination that allows for the exclusion of […]