FYI. This is an opportunity to provide input from a health promotion and
social determinants of health perspective.
 
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http://mentalhealthcommission.dialoguecircles.com/

Canada is the only G8 country without a mental health strategy. The
Mental Health Commission of Canada has been given the responsibility to
work with Canadians to address this gap.

The first step is to work out shared goals to guide the development of a
mental health strategy. The Commission is seeking public and stakeholder
input on the eight goals that are set out in the document Toward
Recovery and Well-Being - A Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for
Canada.

This draft framework document proposes a vision for WHAT a transformed
mental health system should look like. Your input will help us to
finalize the draft framework, and to set the stage for developing a
detailed roadmap for HOW to achieve the eight goals it contains.

Your contribution to this exercise is important: it is only by working
together that we will keep mental health issues out of the shadows -
forever. 

This online consultation is being hosted by the Mental Health Commission
of Canada - an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to
improving the health and social outcomes of people living with mental
health problems and illnesses as well as to promoting the mental health
and well-being of all Canadians. 

The consultation will close on April 19, 2009.
 
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For background reading you can refer to:
 
http://www.utoronto.ca/chp/mentalhealthpromotion.htm
<http://www.utoronto.ca/chp/mentalhealthpromotion.htm> 

 
Cheers,
 
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Paola Ardiles
Project Manager, Education and Population Health
BC Mental Health & Addiction Services
PHSA Research & Networks
201-601 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC  V5Z 4C2
Telephone: 604-707-6391
Fax: 604-707-6399
Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
 

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