août 19, 2015 - The criminal justice system has become a “warehouse” for people whose mental health issues have gone untreated or undetected in the community, according to a report released this week by the John Howard Society of Ontario.…Read More
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août 19, 2015 - One issue that needs to be discussed in this long election period is Canada’s abysmal record dealing with mental illness. Despite Prime Minister Harper having established a Mental Health Commission in 2007 in order to act as « a catalyst for improving the mental health system » and, in the last budget, renewing their mandate for a further 10 years starting in 2017/18, our record is abysmal.…Read More
août 18, 2015 - A new report has found Ontario’s criminal justice system is punishing mental illness. Jacqueline Tasca, a policy analyst with the John Howard Society of Ontario explains:…Read More
août 18, 2015 - Provincial jails are increasingly reliant on segregation wards to house inmates with mental illness, says a John Howard Society report decrying the criminalization of the mentally ill.…Read More
août 18, 2015 - Ontario is fighting a losing battle – one that it cannot afford – to punish people for their mental health issues, claims a new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario (JHSO).…Read More
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août 18, 2015 - Ontario’s justice system is increasingly the first point of access for mental health treatment. That’s wrong.…Read More
août 17, 2015 - Ontario is fighting a losing battle by punishing people for their mental health issues, according to a new report by the John Howard Society…Read More