Translation of "Canadian Journal Community Mental Health " (English → French) :

A turning point occurred in 1999 with the Social Union Framework and the related Health Accord that committed the federal government to increase funding for health care through the CHST, to ensure predictability of funding and to work collaboratively with all provincial and territorial governments to identify Canada-wide priorities and objectives.[457] By 2000, the First Minister’s Communiqué on Health contained a pledge to “promote those public services, programs and policies which extend beyond care and treatment and which make a critical contribution to the health and wellness of Canadians” ...[+++]. [458] In the 2003 Health Accord, the First Ministers agreed to provide first dollar coverage for a core set of fully portable home care services for community mental health services with access to them based on need.

In this second phase of deinstitutionalization, the shift from institutional to community care continued with an emphasis not only on community mental health care per se, but also on community mental health supports.

(Return tabled) Question No. 182 Ms. Chris Charlton: With respect to mental health support in prisons and other detention facilities operated by Correctional Services Canada (CSC): (a) what progress has been made since 2004 in the implementation of the CSC Mental Health Strategy; (b) what plans are in place for the operation of the Community Mental Health and Institutional Mental Health ...[+++] initiatives over the next five years; (c) what plans are in place to act on the recommendations in the 2008-2009 Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator; (d) what is the total amount of funds allocated to all types of mental health support by CSC for the upcoming fiscal year, broken down by program type; (e) what percentage of overall CSC funds are allocated to mental health support for the upcoming fiscal year; (f) what percentage of overall CSC funds are allocated to security, risk management and control for the upcoming fiscal year; (g) how many offenders have access to intermediate mental healthcare units in the region in which they are incarcerated; (h) what processes are in place to review the effectiveness of existing mental health programs and identify gaps in services; (i) what recommendations have arisen from such reviews in the last two years; (j) what progress has been made in conducting an independent review of long-term segregation cases; (k) what progress has been made in the creation of a measurable set of performance indicators to evaluate CSC’s response to offender mental health concerns; (l) what guidelines does CSC provide to operational staff on the use of segregation placements with offenders who have mental health concerns; (m) what progress has the National Population Management Committee made in reviewing specific cases of the use of lengthy periods in segregation and treatment alternatives for offenders with mental health concerns; (n) what progress has been made on the creation of a national strategy for managing chronic se ...

Council conclusions of 3 June 2005 on a Community action in the field of mental health [Not published in the Official Journal]. In these conclusions, the Council calls on the Member States and the Commission to take measures to provide information on mental health, promote its importance and pre-empt mental disorders.

Council conclusions of 3 June 2005 on a Community action in the field of mental health [Not published in the Official Journal]

Much emphasis has been on community mental health programs, the closure of the big psychiatric institutions, acute care being provided through the public hospital system, with mental health being moved into the community.