HSS 2104 Lecture 2: Week 2
5 Oct 2016
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Mhcc mental health strategy for canada: promote mental health across the lifespan in homes, schools, and workplaces, and prevent mental illness and suicide wherever possible. Prevention in settings where the potential impact is greatest. Emphasis on upstream-systems approach: foster recovery and well-being for people of all ages living with mental health problems and illnesses, and uphold their rights. Nding the right combination of services, treatments and supports. Remove barriers to full participation: provide access to the right combination of services, treatments and supports, when and where people need them. Full range of services, treatments, and supports in different settings. Accessible, diverse services, treatments, and supports: reduce disparities in risk factors and access to mental health services, and strengthen the response to the needs of diverse communities and northerners. Addressing the needs of speci c groups: work with first nations, inuit, and metis to address their mental health needs, acknowledging their distinct circumstances, rights, and cultures.
