Ontario’s community mental health and addiction agencies welcome today’s Action Plan and estimate an additional $100 million needed to help families across the province
March 25, 2020 Toronto, ON – Today’s preliminary annual increased investment by the Government of Ontario of $12 million towards mental health and addiction support for Ontario’s families, children and youth is welcome. Children’s Mental Health Ontario,...
To be successful, Ontario’s Roadmap to Wellness needs a comprehensive and fully-funded plan to reduce wait times: combined statement from Ontario’s mental health and addiction providers
March 3, 2020 The province’s leading public providers of adult, child and youth mental health and addiction care agree that the elements of Minister Christine Elliott’s Roadmap to Wellness have the potential to transform mental health and addictions care for...
Together We Can: Investing in Addiction and Mental Health Care – Addictions and Mental Health Ontario 2020 Provincial Budget Submission
January 31, 2020 – Today, Adrienne Spafford, Chief Executive Officer of Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) presented Finance Minister Rod Phillips with recommendations for the 2020 provincial budget. AMHO is calling on the Ontario government to address the...
Substance-related ER visits growing seven times faster: auditor general
December 4, 2019 Toronto—Today’s report from the provincial Auditor General confirms the demand for addiction services is growing, with emergency room visits for substance-use increasing almost seven times faster than ER visits overall. “Emergency room visits for...