Commit an additional $1.4 billion for a distinctions- based mental health and wellness strategy with First Nations, Inuit, and the Métis Nation, expanding on our recent commitment of $597.6 million, for a total investment of $2 billion over five years.
— Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02
• Provide $1 billion over five years to boost funding for Indigenous mental health and drug treatment programs.
• Support innovative approaches to address the crises of mental health and addiction, such as land-based treatment programs and programs delivered in Indigenous languages.
• Support the development of mental health and drug treatment programs by Indigenous people to develop capacity at the community level and allow for the delivery of culturally appropriate programs delivered in the appropriate Indigenous language.
— Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18
We will work in partnership with Indigenous communities to improve access to mental health and addiction treatment services both on and off reserve – including an evidence-based action plan to prevent suicide, backed by dedicated federal resources, fully implementing the New Democrat motion on suicide prevention passed by the House of Commons.
— Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27
2. Increase investments in Indigenous-led mental health
● Increased support for Indigenous-led, culturally safe, mental health programs and services, rooted in Indigenous healing practices, land-based healing and the principle of self-determination.
● Ensure all programming is guided by the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework.
● Establish permanent program funding for the delivery of land-based, trauma-informed, community addictions care for Indigenous peoples.
● Increase targeted investment in the mental health workforce serving Indigenous communities.
● Double the current budget of the Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative.
● Take active steps to implement Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, specifically those related to mental health.
3. Support First Nations, Métis and Inuit in (re)building traditional knowledge systems around healing and wellness
● Incorporate the formal inclusion of traditional healing within mental wellness and home and community care programs.
● Ensure this process is led by First Nations, Métis Nation and Inuit organizations.
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11