Health

SETTLEMENT WORKERS NEED TO HAVE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND CONNECT THEM WITH THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES.

Coronavirus (COVID 19): Qs and As For Service Provider Organizations

Please note: In response to COVID-19 the Federal Government has established an Emergency Response Plan to help individual business and non-profits.

The situation is evolving for us all, we may not have answers instantaneously, but we will need to work on this together as it progresses. Thank you for keeping the lines of communication open. We will do the same and appreciate your support.

Ontario Adding More Mental Health and Addiction Services in Communities Across the Province

Ontario's mental health care system is disconnected, making it difficult for patients and families to get the care and services they need. This leaves many vulnerable Ontarians to navigate a confusing system on their own and access timely mental health care only when in crisis. Too many Ontarians wait too long for the mental health and addictions services they need. This fragmented approach to care is failing Ontario's families and is simply not good enough.

Ontario Seniors Receive More Support with Publicly-Funded Dental Care

Senior citizens in Ontario deserve to be respected and live in dignity. Often obstacles and finances have prohibited some seniors from being able to receive the dental care they require. Ontario is protecting what matters most by providing low-income seniors access to quality dental care through a new publicly-funded dental care program that will begin in late summer 2019.