St. Joe’s provides mental health and addictions services for a population of 1.4 million people in Hamilton, Niagara, Brant and Haldimand, making us the largest provider of mental health and addictions in our region, and the second largest in the province. It is no secret that these services are in high demand.
In order to provide the safest treatment options and the best pathways to recovery, we need support from all levels of government. The Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced more than $1.8 million in federal funding for three projects in Hamilton through Health Canada's Substance Use and Addictions Program.
St. Joe’s received more than $1.2 million in funding for Measurement-based Care for Addiction: Multi-service Implementation, Clinical Automation, and Workforce Development. This research is led by Dr. James MacKillop, Director of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research at St. Joe's and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University.
“This funding is a critical catalyst to accelerate the availability and adoption of important treatment innovations for individuals suffering from substance use disorders. There are no 'silver bullets' when it comes to addiction, but great progress has been made in developing evidence-based strategies, and expanding access and infrastructure also expands the number of people who are likely to achieve recovery,” said Dr. MacKillop.
We are grateful to the Government of Canada for supporting our efforts to provide measurement based care for patients with substance use disorders.
See more: Government of Canada news release.