Mental health strategy needs national buy-in

10/05/2012 06:36

Canada's proposed mental health strategy will require a major grassroots advocacy campaign to ensure that it is adopted across all segments of society, says Michael Kirby, the first chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

"The strategy is a superb product," says Kirby, a former Liberal senator who led a Senate report into mental health that sparked the creation of the commission. "But to sell it, to get it adopted, is going to require a strong marketing effort."

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