Category: News Release

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Jun2020

CPA communiqué regarding racism

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The Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) condemns racism, prejudice and discrimination in all forms, wherever it occurs, and stands in solidarity with colleagues and patients from Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities. The killing of George Floyd in the US has invoked distress, fear, trauma, and outrage worldwide. The enduring effects ... Read More
June 19, 2020super

03

Jun2020

CPA urges Senate committee to address unmet needs in the mental health system

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On Jun. 3, CPA president Dr. Georgina Zahirney appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadians’ mental health and describe how it has exacerbated structural inequities in the health care system for people with mental illnesses. Despite ... Read More
June 3, 2020Rob Cornforth

08

Oct2019

Canadian psychiatrists welcome recent election promises for mental health care

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COMMUNIQUÉ Attention: News, Health, Medical and Lifestyle Editors Sept. 26, 2019, Ottawa— As the federal election campaign approaches its mid-point, the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) welcomes Monday’s commitment by the Liberal Party of Canada to increase federal investments in health care, particularly its promise to set national standards for access to mental ... Read More
October 8, 2019Rob Cornforth