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June 12, 2012 For immediate release OTTAWA – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State for Seniors, today announced a Harper Government investment in support of the development of new palliative care models. “Canadians who are ill and are at the end of their lives need and …

Organized by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the World Psychiatric Association Scientific Section on Stigma and Mental Illness, this international conference will bring together over 500 researchers, mental health professionals, policy makers and service users interested in stigma and discrimination. The focus will be on effective interventions to reduce stigma and discrimination against …

While one-in-five Canadians suffer from a mental health problem or illness, only a third of those Canadians seeks and receives treatment. Beyond the significant human emotional and relational cost associated with marginalisation, left unaddressed, mental health represents an economic toll of $50 billion a year. Real change on improving mental health in Canada requires everyone …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 9, 2012 CROSS-PARTISAN PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE APPLAUDS DIRECTIVES IN MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION’S REPORT (Ottawa, ON) – Yesterday, the Mental Health Commission of Canada released a mental health strategy for Canada. The report, “Changing Direction, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada”, marks a significant addition to the dialogue on mental health …

End-of-life care is a reality that many Canadians have already been challenged with, and will inevitably deal with at some point in their lives if they have not already. As Canada’s population continues to age, the demand for hospice palliative care services will grow. The question then becomes: will the supply and quality of palliative …

Part of the work that our committee has championed focuses on the plight of rural communities that encounter significant geographic roadblocks in terms of acquiring and delivering resources to long-term patients. Our report, Not to be Forgotten: Care of Vulnerable Canadians, sheds light on the hurdles that rural communities must overcome in order to achieve …

On February 9, 2012, Bill C-300 (An Act respecting a Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention) was read for a second time and debated in the House of Commons. The bill highlights much of what the report released by the PCPCC in the area of suicide prevention. Click on the links below to view and listen …

On November 21, 2011, Harold Albrecht, M.P. for Kitchener-Conestoga made a statement in the House of Commons about the work of the PCPCC and the release of its report: Not to be Forgotten: Care of Vulnerable Canadians. To view a video of Mr. Albrecht`s statement, click here: 20111121-SO31-Harold Albrecht_PCPCC

See Frank Valeriote, M.P. for Guelph and Harold Albrecht, M.P. for Kitchener-Conestoga: http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&pagetype=vod&hl=e&clipID=6245 (Skip to 11 minutes and 58 seconds)

NOVEMBER 17, 2011 LANDMARK REPORT RELEASED BY PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON PALLIATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE Report receives unwavering support across party lines (Ottawa, ON) – Today, the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care (PCPCC), involving over 55 Members of Parliament, has released a historical report urging specific policy action on disability issues, elder abuse, suicide …