Exploring Theme: "Legislative and Institutional Issues"

Trigger warning: This press contains sensitive subject matter, including suicide and self-harm, that could be triggering for some readers. Resources are available below. NationTalk: Toronto, Ont. – The federal Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) mental health program is harming First Nations people, according to another damning media report published last week by the Toronto Star and...

The federal government says it is working to make care more accessible and aims to reimburse patients on time, while also offering a crisis helpline. By Wendy-Ann Clarke, Declan Keogh / Investigative Journalism Bureau and Robert CribbStaff Reporter Toronto Star, TVO, Investigative Journalism Bureau – Soon after psychologist Leigh Sheldon opened a mental health clinic in Edmonton...

A program meant to fund care for Indigenous patients is instead failing them by endorsing therapists with spotted histories, critics charge. By Wendy-Ann Clarke, Declan Keogh and Owen Thompson / Investigative Journalism Bureau and Robert Cribb, Staff Reporter Toronto Star: Dr. Oren Amitay has posted online an article defending Indian Residential Schools. The Toronto psychologist has publicly lauded...

‘I think it’s important to get this passed,’ said Chief Pauline Frost, after vote was delayed CBC News: Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Pauline Frost expressed disappointment that she did not get to see the proposed Yukon Health Authority Act become law this week. The legislation, which would create a new, arm’s-length organization to carry out front-line health care in...

A counsellor at work (CTV News Vancouver) NationTalk: Windspeaker.com – The decision by Alberta to regulate counsellor therapy through the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) will not meet the urgency of mental health care required by Indigenous populations in the province. Letters sent from Treaty 6 and Treaty 8 nations in February to provincial ministers...