Health committee  I would concur with Dr. Cohen about the implementation. We've developed some great tools and resources, such as the caregiver guidelines, seniors mental health services, and anti-stigma, but again, without resources and opportunity to come together and do it in a coordinated way,

Health committee  I'm assuming you're directing a couple of those questions to me?

Health committee  I'll throw it to you, Marnin. Most of the research on seniors looks either at those 55 and older or 65 and older. But we are all aging and know that cohorts are going to move through. Our current cohort of baby boomers going over that 65 threshold is one group, but what do we n

Health committee  Merci. I'm going to respond in English. You raised three points. You asked about family caregivers, collaborative initiatives, and housing. Let's start with caregivers. We know that, in the recent Mental Health Commission data indicators report, it was reported that 16% of care

Health committee  I'll leave that there. For recommendations, based on this evidence and the guidelines for mental health services that look at a comprehensive package, we focus on strategy. We urge the federal government to ensure that seniors' mental health issues remain a priority in the nati

Health committee  Thank you for inviting the coalition to take part in this consultation on mental health in Canada. I'm very pleased and honoured to represent the coalition. As a brief introduction, the CCSMH, as we are known, is a national coalition sponsored by the Canadian Academy of Geriatri