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| Caer Weber |
From The Vancouver Metro News October 7-10, 2011
MENTAL HEALTH A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT
In the future, mental health will be viewed as a basic human right across Canada. "Just as with physical disabilities and HIV/AIDS, mental health will be linked to human rights, empowerment, dignity and respect," says Peter Coleridge, National Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Toronto.
Making this happen will need more than merely messages and campaigns "that in isolation, don't have a sustained impact," says Coleridge. It will also require changes in public policies, behaviours and attitudes to mental health in the work place, in schools, and elsewhere.
The CMHA vision for the future also includes the 120-plus CMHA regional offices not only continuing to respond to local mental health needs, but also working together in a synergistic way to improve understanding surrounding mental health issues.
Canada will soon have its own national mental health strategy, says Coleridge.
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