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The Making of Mental Health Policy: The 1980s and the Challenge of Sanity in Quebec and Ontario

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1987

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This paper examines the current socio-political language in the formulation of mental health policy in Ontario and Quebec. “Before long,” coherent and rational policy has been promised in each province to “solve” today's mental health crisis—often identified as that of “deinstitutionaliztion.” However, there is not just one view. Here, we examine the arguments presented in the form of briefs, reports, and working documents on the part of mental health professionals, governments and unions, patient groups, and volunteer organizations in both provinces. We analyze the areas of convergence and divergence and attempt to make sense of this mass of material so important in the formulation of a sensible and sensitive government policy of action.

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Cet article examine le langage socio-politique utilisé actuellement pour formuler une politique de santé mentale en Ontario et au Québec. Depuis longtemps on a promis, dans ces deux provinces, une politique pour résoudre la crise actuelle de la santé mentale, souvent identifiée comme une crise de désinstitutionnalisation. Il n'existe cependant pas un point de vue unique. On examine ici les arguments présentés dans les mémoires, les rapports, et les documents de travail par des professionnels de la santé mentale, des gouvernements, des syndicats, des groupes de patients, et des organismes bénévoles dans les deux provinces. On fait aussi l'analyse des convergences et des divergences pour tenter de donner un sens à cette masse de documents si importante pour formuler une politique gouvernementale qui répond adéquatement aux besoins.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 6Number 1April 1987
Pages: 27 - 47

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Version of record online: 23 April 2009

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Françoise Boudreau

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