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Caring together

6 Nov 2006

This paper outlines the important role of family, the impact of mental health and addiction problems on families, the needs of families, and the benefi ts of involving them in care provision and decision-making. [...] Benefi ts include: • Decreased rates of hospitalization and relapse • Enhanced adherence to treatment choices • Increased rates of recovery • Decreased involvement with the criminal justice system • Savings to the mental health and addiction systems Families are a critical piece of the complex network of people, organizations and institutions that make up the mental health and addiction system and [...] With that in mind, we call on the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the Local Health Integration Networks and addiction and mental health service providers to recognize and support families in the following four areas: I. ENHANCING SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR FAMILIES • C reation of a protected per capita funding envelope for family programs, including respite • I mproved access to cons [...] The complexity of the mental Committee hearings families spoke of their needs for: health and addiction systems make it challenging for consumers and families alike to navigate through • Better information and education the system and secure the appropriate help and •. Income support to cover expenses and lost income resources. [...] P rovide a voice for families in decision-making and include family representatives in the by including family representatives on mental development of Ministry policy for the addiction health and addiction organizational boards and and mental health sector.
health education politics recovery school science and technology psychology alcoholism behavioural sciences family medicine mental health services mental illness mentally ill persons illness health care alcohol disease depression schizophrenia anxiety drug users substance abuse further education addiction peer support mental disorder health treatment caregiver anxiety disorder clinical psychology caregiving addicts families of the mentally ill
Pages
36
Published in
Canada

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