Healthcare

Mental health platforms

Here's what the 2024 NB election parties are promising.
We don't have any PC policies on Mental health.

Liberal

  • Include mental health professionals in as many community care clinics as possible

    "Ensure mental health professionals are located in as many community care clinics as possible to ensure mental health is being treated as primary care and reduce the frequency of acute mental health challenges." — Team Holt: Focused On You, retrieved 2024-10-12

  • Increase residency seats for psychiatrists and psychologists
  • Develop a retention and training plan for mental health professionals, specifically within schools

    "Increase residency seats for psychiatrists and clinical psychologists, and develop a retention and training plan for psychologists, counsellors, and other mental health professionals, specifically within schools." — Team Holt: Focused On You, retrieved 2024-10-12

  • Invest in community-based case management approaches for front-line service providers

    "Invest in community-based case management approaches for front-line service providers currently providing mental health support." — Team Holt: Focused On You, retrieved 2024-10-12

  • Create a Mental Health Advocate position

    "Create a Mental Health Advocate position to ensure New Brunswickers struggling with mental health and navigating the system have a champion." — Team Holt: Focused On You, retrieved 2024-10-12

  • Expand mental health court access

    "Expand mental health court access to ensure the promotion of alternative pathways for justice." — Team Holt: Focused On You, retrieved 2024-10-12

Green

  • Publicly fund psychotherapy
  • Provide counselling service through community health clinics
  • Increase the proportion of the Department of Health's budget that is spent on mental health and addiction service to 12%

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