{"id":7965,"date":"2019-05-06T10:11:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=7965"},"modified":"2019-05-14T13:19:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T17:19:24","slug":"update-health-coalition-questions-ford-governments-boost-to-mental-health-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/update-health-coalition-questions-ford-governments-boost-to-mental-health-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Health coalition questions Ford government\u2019s boost to mental health spending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"post-byline\">BY\u00a0<a title=\"Posts by Kirk Dickinson\" href=\"https:\/\/blackburnnews.com\/author\/kdickinson\/\" rel=\"author\">KIRK DICKINSON\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\">MAY 6, 2019 10:11AM\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"twitter-byline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/KDickinsonNews\" target=\"blank\">@KDickinsonNews<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Ontario government has announced an additional $174 million\u00a0a year for mental health care, however, health\u00a0advocates are accusing the Tories of juking the numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a complicated issue. It\u2019s not one we can solve overnight,\u201d said Christine Elliott at a Canadian Mental Health Association community centre in Toronto. \u201cThis is not a challenge that any one ministry can handle alone \u2014 I want to assure Ontarians that we are taking a multi-ministerial approach when it comes to solving Ontario\u2019s mental health system challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While there will be announcements all this week as the province celebrates Mental Health and Children\u2019s Mental Health Week, Monday\u2019s announcement will involve cooperation from at least three other ministries \u2014 education, municipal affairs and housing, and community safety and correctional services.<\/p>\n<p>The PC government said of the funding announced, $30 million will help support child and youth mental health programs in the community, and another $27 million will go to mental health programs in schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are going to be mental health workers in secondary schools. We know there is an acute need there,\u201d said Elliott, adding there will be new mental health programs for students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese investments are part of our government\u2019s commitment to invest $3.8 billion over the next 10 years to develop and implement a comprehensive and connected mental health and addictions strategy,\u201d said Elliott. \u201cTogether, we will create a connected system of care with comprehensive wrap-around services to ensure that every Ontarian is fully supported in their journey toward mental wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u00a0Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) said Monday\u2019s announcement appears to a \u201cre-announcement\u201d of funding that was already slated to be used for\u00a0mental health care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reported grand total of funding over 10 years\u2026 has not changed. The Ford government is saying that federal and provincial funding will equal $3.8 billion over 10 years. This is what they have been saying since last summer and it hasn\u2019t gone up by $174 million. So it appears to be the same, which makes this appear to be a re-announcement of the same money that was announced before,\u201d the OHC said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The federal and provincial governments have committed to spending a total of $3.8 billion over the next 10 years for comprehensive mental health strategy ($1.9 billion from the provincial government to match the $1.9 billion coming from the federal government). However, the OHC said this is a\u00a0significant cut to what was initially planned by the previous Liberal government.\u00a0 In the\u00a02018 Ontario budget, the Liberal government passed an increase for mental health funding in an amount totalling $2.1 billion over four years.\u00a0This past summer, the newly elected PC government reduced that to the\u00a0$1.9 billion over ten years, which results in $330 million less per year for mental health funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dishonesty of the Ford government is a danger to our democracy,\u201d the OHC said.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s funding announcement comes after 19 consultations with organizations that help those with mental health and addiction challenges, hospitals, those living with mental illness, and schools.<\/p>\n<p><em>-With files from Adelle Loiselle<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blackburnnews.com\/windsor\/windsor-news\/2019\/05\/06\/ford-government-boost-mental-health-spending-174-million\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Click Here for full article.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY\u00a0KIRK DICKINSON\u00a0MAY 6, 2019 10:11AM\u00a0@KDickinsonNews The Ontario government has announced an additional $174 million\u00a0a year for mental health care, however, health\u00a0advocates are accusing the Tories of juking the numbers. \u201cIt\u2019s a complicated issue. 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