Mental Health Events

Mental Art Exhibition - Framing The Phoenix

Tuesday May 3 - Saturday May 14, 2011

 

Exhibition Hours: 12-5 pm

Evening Reception: Tuesday May 3, 7-9 pm

Location: The Arts Project

203 Dundas St. London Ontario

Admission: Free

An initiative of the Mental Health Promotions Committee.

To view Framing The Phoenix poster click here.

 

Report - Press Conference Aug26, 2010 - Select Committee Releases Recommendations

The Select Committee was struck on February 24, 2009 with a mandate to consider and report “its observations and recommendations concerning a comprehensive provincial mental health and addictions strategy”.

Over the intervening 18 months, the Committee heard over 230 presenters from all regions of Ontario and received more than 300 written submissions.

The Committee also conducted site visits to mental health and addictions facilities as well as First Nations communities.

Each of the province’s three political parties was represented on the Committee. The members of the Committee were: Kevin Flynn, Chair (LIB), Christine Elliott, Vice-Chair (PC), Bas Balkissoon (LIB), France Gélinas (NDP), Helena Jaczek (LIB), Sylvia Jones (PC), Jeff Leal (LIB), Liz Sandals (LIB), and Maria Van Bommel (LIB).

Kevin Flynn, Chair of the Select Committee, commenced his address by expressing his gratitude to the people of Ontario who stepped forward in sharing their stories for the select committee to enable this report to be created. Some of the recommendations that he felt needed to be highlighted were as follows.

Read Kevin Flynn's full report click here.