Policy Documents

These recent Ontario and LHIN-requisitioned papers remain relevant in current policy-making.

A Shared Responsibility: Ontario’s Policy Framework for Child and Youth Mental Health (2006)View PDF Ontario Mental Health and Addictions Strategy: Consumer Partnerships Theme Paper (2012)View PDF Open Minds, Healthy Minds (2011)View PDF Engaging People with Lived Experience for Better Health Outcomes (Cheng & Smith Consumer Partnerships Paper 2012)VIew PDF On Becoming Best New Friends (Reville 2006)View PDF Development of a Peer Support Strategy for the Southwest LHIN (Virani 2015)View PDF

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January 9, 2019

Why the Definition of “Disability” in Social Assistance Matters to PWLE in Ontario

Ontarians head into the New Year, more than a month since the November 22nd press conference that outlined social assistance changes. Apart from remarks by the Minister at that time that any…

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