Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) is pleased to present you with the mental health commitments featured in each party’s election platform for your information. We wanted to share them from one place so you can see what they are promising. We are pleased that some of these initiatives are what MDSC has been directly advocating for. We plan on continuing to advocate to see elected officials uphold these important promises after the election. Please see below for key mental health commitments featured in each party’s platform. Together, let’s stay informed and advocate for a Canada where no one is left behind.

 

  • 100,000 youth to receive care via a new permanent Youth Mental Health Fund to enhance community-based mental health services
  • $500M to tackle the overdose crisis and support community health care organizations to confront the toxic drug and overdose crisis
  • 9-8-8 suicide helpline funding continued
  • $4B for new hospitals & clinics, including mental health care
  • Help 50,000 Canadians recover from addiction
  • Ban drug use sites near schools & parks
  • Distribute 300K naloxone kits
  • Mandatory addiction treatment options
  • Sue Big Pharma for $44B to fund addiction treatment and recovery
  • Require recovery-oriented rehabilitation in prisons
  • Public coverage of counselling & psychotherapy
  • More crisis & addiction care funding
  • Mental health fully covered under Medicare
  • National Suicide Prevention Strategy
  • 50% of funding to community-based care
  • Safe supply & decriminalization of personal drug use
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