The New Democrats promise a $1.15B mental health program if they win the Ontario election.
, the NDP would eventually spend triple that amount, overseen by a new agency called Mental Health Ontario.
“We will get to work immediately to expand therapy access with a $500-million investment. When fully implemented, the estimated cost of providing this coverage will be $1.15 billion annually,” Horwath’s plan stated. “Many patients would benefit from talk therapy, whereas psychiatrists typically focus on medical approaches. There are nurses, social workers, and community health workers providing free or low-cost therapy at ‘community-based’ mental health organizations. However, even these organizations have wait lists.”
For her part, Horwath emphasized “mental health care is health care” and the next provincial government must recognize that. “After two years of disruption, countless kids are struggling with personality changes and anxiety. Too many of us are coping with grief and loss. Too often, people who think they need help also think they’ll never be able to afford it. People are suffering with nowhere to turn.”
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