33498The Conference Board of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Healthc Manage Forum. 2020 Nov;33(6):282-287. doi: 10.1177/0840470420933911. Epub 2020 Jul 2.
In this article, an overview of the barriers to accessing mental health services in Canada is provided and the recent federal funding commitments toward increasing the availability of evidence-based and cost-effective solutions to improve access to mental health services are highlighted. Barriers pertain mainly to costs, not knowing where to get help, excessive wait times, and insufficient funding. Through the Common Statement of Principles on Shared Health Priorities agreement, action is being taken by all jurisdictions in Canada to increase community-based mental health promotion programs and early interventions, especially those targeting children and youth. A growing body of evidence is demonstrating how specific community and primary care-based interventions are both effective and cost-effective. These integrated community solutions, shown to be effective for increasing access to appropriate services for patients while saving costs to the healthcare system, would benefit from the recent funding investments put in place by the federal government.
本文概述了加拿大获取心理健康服务的障碍，并强调了最近联邦政府为增加提供基于证据和具有成本效益的解决方案以改善获取心理健康服务的机会而做出的资金承诺。障碍主要涉及成本、不知道从何处获得帮助、过长的等待时间和资金不足。通过《共同分担卫生重点工作的原则声明》协议，加拿大所有司法管辖区都在采取行动，增加以社区为基础的精神健康促进计划和早期干预措施，特别是针对儿童和青年的措施。越来越多的证据表明，特定的社区和初级保健为基础的干预措施是有效和具有成本效益的。这些综合社区解决方案已被证明可有效增加患者获得适当服务的机会，同时为医疗保健系统节省成本，将受益于联邦政府最近投入的资金。
