OTTAWA — Mike Schreiner made the following statement on the mental health impacts of the occupation on Ottawa:
“The month-long occupation continues to have a negative impact on the mental health of Ottawans and mental health care needs to be made affordable and accessible to them.
Families and children were fearful to go outside their …
“Mental health is health,” Mike Schreiner said. “It needs to be a priority.”
The past two years of the pandemic have taken a tremendous toll on Ontarians’ mental health and well-being. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, almost half of Ontarians said their mental health has worsened since the pandemic began, and 1 …
“The healthcare system is hanging on by a thread. Nurses are leaving the profession because of poor working conditions. I’m calling on the Premier to do the right thing, show nurses the respect they deserve, and repeal Bill 124 immediately,” Schreiner said in the House before speaking at a Repeal Bill 124 …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to news that nurses are seeking mental health help more than any other front-line health-care profession:
“The pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on nurses and they deserve affordable and accessible mental health care.
According to Mental Health Research Canada, the average anxiety rating for …
TORONTO — This morning, Mike Schreiner held a virtual news conference and called for significant investment in student mental health as kids return to in-person learning.
“As kids head back to school this week, student mental health has to be a top priority,” Schreiner said. “Access to mental health care should not be …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement for Mental Illness Awareness Week:
“On Mental Health Illness Awareness Week, I’m calling on the Premier to immediately address the burnout that many nurses in Ontario are experiencing.
60 per cent of nurses working in Long Term Care (LTC) reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding Guelph’s Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team (IMPACT) program:
“The IMPACT program needs to be expanded to 24/7 coverage.
Almost a third of all mental health related calls happen between midnight and 8am. But the service is unavailable during these times.
Crisis response from trained mental …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a new report from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network:
“The lack of urgency from the Government in addressing the opioid crisis is costing lives.
This is a public health emergency and the government needs to treat it as one.
New research from the Ontario Drug …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the 2021-22 Spring Budget announced today.
“Throughout COVID-19, Premier Ford has been a day late and dollars short in taking action.
And today’s budget drops the ball on getting all Ontarians through COVID safely and fails to lay the foundation for recovery.
This is …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner made the following statement:
“The biggest mistake we can make right now is close ourselves off to meaningful conversations about how to defend the lives of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour who are dying in police interactions.
70% of those who died in police confrontations between 2000 and …