Diane McIntosh

Dec 1, 2024 | tricitynews.com | Diane McIntosh

In 2017, the newly-elected B.C. Premier John Horgan appointed the first Minister of Mental Health and Addictions for the province. Four years later, Canada created the federal role of Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, signalling a growing recognition of the importance of mental health care across the country.

Apr 17, 2024 | vancouversun.com | Diane McIntosh |Pierre Blier

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1Opinion: First phase of proposed national pharmacare legislation doesn't include medicines for mental illness. Will Canadians living with mental illness continue to be marginalized in future phases?  •   •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

Apr 15, 2024 | thespec.com | Diane McIntosh |Pierre Blier

A significant disparity around the accessibility of medicines for mental illness exists today in Canada, a country celebrated for its fair and universal health-care system. This inequity not only underscores a critical gap in our current health-care model, but it also highlights the need for an improved mental health approach in all pan-Canadian initiatives, including future national universal pharmacare. Already a Subscriber?