In the 2006 report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on mental health care in Canada, Out of the Shadows at Last, also known as the Kirby Report (Kirby, 2006), the Committee challenged CSC to meet the mental health standards of care for offenders under federal jurisdiction that are typically afforded to non-offender populations. [...] Findings and recommendations from the Kirby Report, as well as reports from the Office of the Correctional Investigator (2004), CSC Review Panel (2007), and the Government of Canada’s Performance Report (2007b) have highlighted the need and provided additional support for the development of a comprehensive mental health strategy. [...] The purpose of the evaluation was to provide information required to make investment decisions in the area of community mental health beyond the expiration of the funding in March 2010. [...] To examine the effectiveness of the CMHI in the successful reintegration of offenders into the community, outcomes for offenders who received discharge planning services and community mental health specialist services were compared to a historical comparison group that did not receive CMHI services. [...] As a result of the recommendations made in the report Out of the Shadows at Last, the federal budget in 2007 established the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), and committed $15 million a year to this Commission, starting in 2009/10 (Department of Finance, 2007).
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