May 21, 2013

Canadian Psychiatric Association Partnerships

Shared Mental Health Care Working Group

The Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) and the College of Family Physicians of Canada formed the Shared Mental Health Care Working Group to improve the collaboration between family physicians and psychiatrists in delivering mental health care to patients.

More on CPA and the Shared Mental Health Care Working Group, see "Shared Care" on the Current Issues page.
Shared Care Website www.shared-care.ca

Collaborative Mental Health Care Consortium

The Collaborative Mental Health Care Consortium was formed to improve the links among the professions that deliver mental health care and to improve the coordination between mental health and primary care. Consumers, families and caregivers, dietitians, family physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers are represented in the Consortium.

Collaborative Mental Health Care Initiative toolkits, papers and charter.

Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH)

CPA is one of five founding members of the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health. Established in 1998, CAMIMH is now the largest coalition of consumers and families, health care and social service providers, professional associations, and community and research organizations. It advocates with one voice urging health and social policymakers to put mental illness and mental health on their agendas and to create a national action plan for mental illness and mental health.

More on CPA and a National Action Plan.
More on CAMIMH www.camimh.ca

Wait Time Alliance

The Wait Time Alliance (WTA) was formed out of concern among Canada's doctors over delayed access to care for their patients, and an interest in working collaboratively with stakeholders to improve wait times. The WTA is comprised of several national medical specialty societies, including the Canadian Psychiatric Association, whose members are directly involved in providing care to patients.

More on the WTA.