MIAW Team 2009
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History
Established in 1998, the
Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and
Mental Health (CAMIMH) is an alliance of
mental health organizations comprised of
health care providers, as well as the
mentally ill and their families. CAMIMH’s
mandate is to ensure that mental health is placed on the national
agenda so that persons with a lived
experience of mental illness and their
families receive appropriate access to care
and support.
Vision
We
envision a country where all Canadians enjoy
good mental health. Canadians with
a
lived experience of mental illness, their families and care providers
must have access to the care, support and
respect to which they are entitled and in parity
with other health conditions. Principles
We are
committed to a National Action Plan that upholds
the following principles:
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Mental illness and mental
health issues must be considered within the
framework of the determinants of health and
recognizes the important linkages among
mental, neurological and physiological
health.
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Given the impact of mental
health issues and mental illness (ie on the
suffering of Canadians, on mortality,
especially from suicide, on the economy, on
social services such as health, education
and criminal justice), Canadian governments
and health planners must address mental
health issues commensurate with the level of
their burden on society.
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Mental health promotion and
the treatment of mental illnesses must be
timely, continuous, inter-disciplinary,
culturally appropriate, and integrated
across the full life cycle and the continuum
of care (i.e. physical and mental health;
social supports and tertiary care to
home/community care).
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Contact Information
Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness
and Mental Health (CAMIMH)
141 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 702, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5J3
Phone: 1 613 237-2144 • Fax: 1 613 237-1674 |
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