Open AccessNew Data on Access to Mental Health and Addictions Services and Home and Community Care
Author(s) -
Maria Zaccaria Cho,
Jennifer Frood,
Liudmila Husak,
Jeanie Lacroix,
Norma Hall,
Luke Turcotte
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
healthcare quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 1710-2774
DOI - 10.12927/hcq.2020.26400
Subject(s) - mental health , addiction , nursing , harm , health care , home health , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , political science , social psychology , law
As the population ages, more Canadians need home care to help manage their health conditions and live safely at home. For Canadians of all ages, timely access to mental health and addictions services is an area of growing concern. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its strain on health system resources have further highlighted the need to improve services in these areas. The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is working with governments across Canada to bridge data gaps, develop indicators and publicly report results as part of a collective effort to improve access in these two sectors. Results for three new indicators were released by CIHI in 2020.