The federal government has reached health funding agreements with Quebec, Ontario and Alberta, Health Minister Jane Philpott confirmed on Friday March 10, 2017.
In extreme cases, the memo says, desperate parents are giving up their children to child welfare agencies as the only way to ensure their kids get treatment for mental illnesses.
Health officials in Victoria are asking for public feedback in a bid to open two supervised drug consumption sites in a city where overdoses are continuing to surpass other regions in the province.
A Manitoba grand chief is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help a remote First Nation left in crisis after a fire destroyed the community’s only grocery store and band office.
Mental health care for Syrian refugees comes with numerous challenges, from funding to cultural stigma among those who aren't used to seeking professional help for trauma.
Canada faces a crisis in mental health, Louise Bradley said, adding it costs the country more than $50 billion a year in lost productivity. It also costs lives.
There’s a First Nation near La Loche and the community has a large aboriginal presence, but it is not on a reserve, so Health Canada says the provinceneeds to provide mental−health support.