Human Resources committee  We know from research that people with mental illness have lower incomes, are less likely to work, and are less likely to have adequate housing compared to people with other disabilities or to people without disabilities. We can send you these studies.

Human Resources committee  I think there is definitely a great aim to include harm reduction strategies in greater and bigger addiction strategies. I think we have a lot to learn from B.C. and the progress they've made in their supervised injection site. In Toronto, we had the first managed alcohol program

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  Similarly, I was involved with the Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness. It worked very closely with the city and community mental health organizations to implement a Housing First approach in Toronto. We are thrilled that there are opportunities for innovation to discover improv

Human Resources committee  That's right. These services are funded provincially, and through the health accord it would be nice to encourage provinces to combine those clinical supports with rent supplements that would support housing. It would be supports in combination.

Human Resources committee  I can start. I think it's important to bring the services to where people are, and I think school-based programs and partnerships among mental health organizations and school programs and gyms in community centres are key. We need to bring our services to where people go. We nee

Human Resources committee  I think it's about investing in programs that are aimed specifically at this population. You are correct that 70% of mental health conditions emerge in youth and young adults. I think targeted investments in this particular age group can go a long way. First of all, we need t

Human Resources committee  I think there are a number of avenues to do that. First of all, it's to have a no-wrong-door policy that mental health can be talked about at school and be supported at school, at work, or at the places where youth go, such as community spaces and social spaces. The other oppor

Human Resources committee  I can start. When we look at the unique needs of women, it's important to recognize intimate partner violence and the need for women to be able to escape abusive relationships. What we see now is that women tend to stay in these relationships and put themselves at risk for fear

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your questions. Immigrants and refugees to Canada are at a higher risk of experiencing poverty as well as at a higher risk of experiencing homelessness and mental health sequelae, both from the experiences that brought them to Canada as well as from the difficultie

Human Resources committee  I think that the opportunities for the federal government to align are through two initiatives. The first is the national housing strategy, which gives us an opportunity to invest in affordable, supported, and supportive housing. The other opportunity is through the health accord

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Bryan and members of the committee, for your work on poverty reduction strategies and for giving me the opportunity to appear before you today. As you mentioned, I'm the physician-in-chief for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. CAMH is Canada's l

Human Resources committee  Perfect.