Finance committee  In the report we referred to, “Mental Health Now!”, we calculated that if we're to move from 7% to 9% of all public health spending going to mental health, and assuming that the federal share is 25%, it would mean that annually there should be an additional $780 million invested

Finance committee  I was just going to add that I don't think we need to sell a mental health strategy, because it already exists. It has been created by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. It's a very robust strategy, and it's a framework for us to think about how we invest across the board in

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If you recall, in the last accord negotiated when Prime Minister Martin was in power, the Health Council of Canada was created. It was subsequently wound down by the following government, but the Health Council of Canada was intended to be an opportunity

Finance committee  Very much, and it ties into the performance of the mental health system, because a lot of the metrics in CIHI are acute-care-based, and as you've heard today a lot of the investments that are needed are community-based. We need to square that circle. CIHI is beginning to do some

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health, known as CAMIMH, is very pleased to be with you today. My name is Glenn Brimacombe, and I am joined by Dr. Karen Cohen. We lead associations that are both long-time me