About this document:This introduction summarizes the Guidelines and gives an overview of recovery-oriented principles and what they look like in practice. It is meant for
Phil Upshall, an influential mental health leader who was “ahead of his time”, had a strong impact on many initiatives at the MHCC.
For Dr. Mary Bartram, policy director at the Mental Health Commission of Canada, gaining a better understanding of the realities of those who work in the field of mental health and substance use is key to unlocking improved mental health outcomes.
The Working Mind First Responders offers police a new kind of protection.
Structural stigma in health-care contexts Research consistently identifies the health-care system as a significant contributor to stigma for people with mental health and substance use
Firefighter Steve Jones on the merits of The Working Mind First Responders course.
This report is one component of a larger Mental Health Commission of Canada initiative examining structural stigma in health-care settings. It reviews measurement approaches that could be used to monitor the extent to which health-care settings offer caring cultures, person-centred care, or recoveryoriented care. These dimensions were identified as important to service users in an in-depth qualitative study of structural stigma.
Long before the pandemic, women were regularly forced to put their careers on the back burner. Whether caring for children or sick or elderly relatives, women were more likely than men to take on caregiving responsibilities that compete with their working life.
