Investing in human resources is necessary for improving mental health care

Rapid access to quality mental health care depends in great part on the availability of, and access to, appropriately trained health-care providers.

Without adequate numbers of qualified mental health-care providers integrated into primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors, nowhere in Canada can people’s needs for rapid access to high quality care be met, writes ISG Senator Stan Kutcher. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER

September 29, 2022

Of the thousands of pages written about mental health and COVID, few address one of the key issues that underlies the inability for Canadians to rapidly access high-quality mental health care when needed. That is: the availability of qualified providers with sufficient skill and capacity to meet car...

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