News and Statements
Coalition Urges Immediate Action on Health Care Strategy Following Alcohol Retail Expansion
Toronto, October 31, 2024 – With the final milestone in Ontario’s alcohol retail expansion complete, a coalition of public health, research, and community mental health and addictions organizations are once again calling for a comprehensive health care strategy. The...
Ontario’s Community Health Sector Responds to 2024 Fall Economic Statement
October 31, 2024 – Ontario’s community health sector, representing over 200,000 dedicated workers, is at a tipping point. Ontario’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement failed to address the urgent wage gap in the sector that is impacting the care millions of people in...
Community Health Sector Launches Campaign Profiling Staffing Challenges and Impact to Patient Care
Sector calls for investments to close the growing wage gap for frontline workers Toronto, October 17, 2024 – Ten provincial associations representing Ontario’s community health sector are raising awareness of a growing wage gap impacting the care millions of...
One Year Later: Historic Ontario Pediatric Healthcare Funding Results in Increased Access to Care
Monday, July 22, 2024 – One year after Premier Ford announced an historic $330 million investment in kids’ health and well-being, the children’s health system is expanding services and improving response times to better support the health and well-being of Ontario’s...
Ontario Urgently Needs a Provincial Alcohol Strategy: Health and Social Sectors
(Toronto, May 13, 2024) – A coalition of organizations across public health, research and advocacy, and community mental health and addictions are calling on the province to develop a comprehensive provincial alcohol strategy to promote the health and safety of people...
Join CMHO to raise awareness about Children’s Mental Health Week (May 6–12) and National Child and Youth Mental Health Day (May 7)
(Toronto, ON) May 6, 2024. National Child and Youth Mental Health Day is on May 7 and is a part of Children’s Mental Health Week from May 6 to May 12, 2024. Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) is encouraging all of Ontario to join us as we raise awareness about...
Children’s Mental Health Ontario CEO Tatum Wilson Issued the Following Statement About Canada’s new Youth Mental Health Fund
April 9, 2024, Toronto, ON — “We are pleased to see the federal government’s commitment to invest $500 million towards creating a new Youth Mental Health Fund to help community health organizations provide mental health services to youth. Children and youth are facing...
Statement from Children’s Mental Health Ontario in Response to Ontario Budget 2024
Toronto, ON, March 26, 2024: Children’s Mental Health Ontario welcomes new funding in the 2024 Ontario Budget announced today for five new youth wellness hubs and investments in supportive housing, but it does not meet the need for urgent and sustained funding to...
Children’s Health Coalition: Letter to Premier Ford and Deputy Premier Jones
February 8, 2024 Dear Premier Ford and Deputy Premier Jones, Thank you for your ongoing recognition of the importance of children’s physical, developmental and mental health, and the historic investments in children’s healthcare your government made this past July. It...
Children’s Mental Health Ontario Welcomes Investment by Ontario Government in Community-Based Child and Youth Mental Health
January 24, 2024 (Burlington, ON) – Children’s Mental Health Ontario thanks the Ontario government for the $44.6 million investment in community-based child and youth mental health, which will help kids and families get the mental health care they need sooner and...