Ward 1 - Mental Health

Will you work with us to further develop and fund a community-based, preventative mental health strategy?  What will you prioritize in developing this strategy?

Answer

Ali Oonwala

Yes

Take away the stigma surrounding mental health, help people talk to each other and professionals, fix the issues with the waiting list and referral system by using a hybrid system, have well trained individuals working on a personal level.

 

Joey Nowak

Yes

Allowing mental health to be not just a provincial jurisdiction but a municipal one as well. Accessibility and removing the stigma are big focuses, the former especially regarding indigenous individuals, and recognizing that there is no one size fits all for mental health.