Ontario NDP promises universal mental health care coverage if elected in June
Leader Andrea Horwath unveiled seven pages of her party’s election platform on Sunday, committing $1.15 billion to a Universal Mental Health Care plan that would allow Ontarians to access psychotherapy services using their OHIP card.
The first step of the plan will be to expand OHIP coverage to include a minimum of six psychotherapy treatments, rising to 12 sessions for patients who need it. This portion will cost taxpayers $500 million. Under the existing OHIP system, mental health services are offered for free in the case of hospital admission or involvement in the criminal justice system.
“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.”
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