Measuring Access to Home and Community Care and to Mental Health and Addictions Services in Canada

Geoff Paltser; Christina Lawand; Alexey Dudevich; Dennis Christy; Xi-Kuan Chen; Chantal Couris; Vanita Gorzkiewicz

doi:10.12927/hcq.2020.26090

Measuring Access to Home and Community Care and to Mental Health and Addictions Services in Canada

Healthc Q. 2020 Jan;22(4):10-12. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2020.26090.

Authors

Geoff Paltser¹, Christina Lawand², Alexey Dudevich³, Dennis Christy⁴, Xi-Kuan Chen⁵, Chantal Couris⁶, Vanita Gorzkiewicz⁷

Affiliations

¹ A senior analyst at CIHI in Toronto, ON. Geoff Paltser can be reached by e-mail at gpaltser@cihi.ca.
² A senior researcher at CIHI in Ottawa, ON.
³ A senior analyst at CIHI in Toronto, ON. Alexey can be reached by e-mail at adudevich@cihi.ca.
⁴ A senior analyst at CIHI in Toronto, ON.
⁵ A program lead at CIHI in Toronto, ON.
⁶ A senior consultant at CIHI in Toronto, ON.
⁷ A manager at CIHI in Toronto, ON.

PMID: 32073385
DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2020.26090

Abstract

Federal, provincial and territorial governments endorsed agreements in August of 2017 to focus on the shared health priorities of home, community, mental health and addictions care (Government of Canada 2017). The related $11 billion federal investment over a 10-year period aims to improve access for Canadians to effective and appropriate services in these areas (Government of Canada 2019).

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Canada
Child
Community Health Services / statistics & numerical data
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
Home Care Services / statistics & numerical data
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Male
Mental Disorders*
Middle Aged
Substance-Related Disorders* / mortality