Ontario’s mental health plan needs $400M, experts say, March 4Rob Ferguson’s piece in the Star is an eye-opener and calls for our close attention. Our provincial minister of health must heed the mental health groups’ warning that the $400 million in Premier Doug Ford’s funding promise to revamp mental health services must be backed up with “substantial and immediate” funding. The rampant mental health crisis we now face demands the focused attention of our health minister. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott, your $1.9 billion pledge over 10 years promises to make a great difference in the way mental health is provided in Ontario. The good news is this funding can come entirely from the savings accrued from the sky-high generic prices paid for some key generic drugs in Ontario.

Source: thestar March 09, 2020 03:56 UTC