1. Canadian Mental Health Association -Programs
https://ontario.cmha.ca/provincial-programs/
Canadian Mental Health Association. (2019). Provincial programs. Retrieved October 12, 2019, from Canadian mental health association Ontario: https://ontario.cmha.ca/provincial-programs/
The CMHA website is a resource for current programs being offered in Ontario through community based programming. Some programs are a self-referral basis while others require support from a general practitioner. This website is useful for both clients and clinicians to access services and resources for upcoming programs.
2. Government of Canada.
Government of Canada. (2019, June 28). Social determinants of health and health inequalities. Retrieved October 12, 2019, from Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health.html
The Government of Canada website identifies the twelve Social Determinants of Health and examines health inequalities in Canada. This resource offers possible solutions to these inequalities by promoting informed decision making.
3. A new population-based measure of the economic burden of mental illness in Canada
Lim K-L, Jacobs P, Ohimnaa A, et al. (2008). A new population-based measure of the economic burden of mental illness in Canada. Chronic Diseases in Canada, 28(3): 92-98.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18341763
This journal measures the economic burden of mental illness in Canada and the utilization of long term and short term disability. It identifies the cost of ongoing use of disability programs and the impact the financial burden has on the country's economic well-being.
4. Province of Ontario
https://www.ontario.ca/page/ending-homelessness-ontario
Province of Ontario. (2019, October 2). Ending homelessness in Ontario. Retrieved October 12, 2019, from Ontario.ca: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ending-homelessness-ontario
This Government of Ontario website provides a direct examination of the cost of homelessness in the province. It suggests that long-term approaches to ending homelessness are more cost-effective than emergency responses. This means that investing in affordable housing today will enable more people to potentially become housed in the future.