‘Woefully inadequate’ funding spurs association’s calls for fulfilled mental health transfer

About 10-15 per cent of people who call a distress line require additional community-based supports, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association's national director of public policy.

Minister of Mental Health Ya’ara Saks said that '[Crisis centres] provide that urgent support to people who need it most, no matter their race, religion, culture or socio-economic background,' in a Public Health Agency of Canada press release on Sept. 8.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

October 2, 2023

A nationwide suicide crisis hotline launching in November could save lives, but will also create greater demand for community-based mental health supports that are already under strain, according to mental health advocates.

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