Monday, February 07, 2005

Canadian Mental Health Association Applauds Federal Government Initiative Canada Newswire press release - "The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) applauds the federal Minister of Health, The Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh, for his recent announcement appointing The Honourable Michael Wilson as Special Advisor to the Minister on Mental Health in the Workplace. One in five people in Canada will be diagnosed with a mental illness at one point in their lifetime, many more will be affected by other serious mental health problems. And still millions more in Canada are affected as family, friends, colleagues and neighbours of someone experiencing a mental illness or other serious mental health problem. ... In particular, CMHA strongly supports the government's commitment to inter-departmental collaboration on mental health issues. Given the impact of social factors on mental health, a point underscored by a wide variety of voluntary organizations through our Citizens for Mental Health project, it is clear that meeting the mental health needs of the people of Canada will require broad cross-sectoral connections, and CMHA is encouraged by the leadership of the government in this direction." See also the Citizens for Mental Health web site.