Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 16, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free october at mental health care on Road to recovery but coordination of services still say mayor backs funding for dutch Elm disease City Hall by Mike Mclntyre staff reporter mental health care in Winnipeg is on the Road to recovery but government could still do More to improve the lon term diag no say local health offi a coalition of mental health organizations is meeting tonight to out line its which focus largely on the miscommunication and disorganization that exists Between hospitals and Community based service providers that often results in troubled patients being left there like a collection of Independent Agen cies that dont work together with each theres no continuity of support and that just said Bill Manitoba executive director of the Canadian mental health a joint working agreement announced this week Between the Canadian psychiatric association spa and the College of family physicians of Canada a pc is a positive first step that should serve As a springboard for future he i Hope it will broaden to include other people and groups in the said a a pc who works As a family physician in said expansion of the plan is on the this is a really exciting and its some thing we should have been doing All its a Ken wee press Martin wants mental health service providers to work More Good first step for us to be taking to improve but the next part has to also include other said Sarah fire its important that because unless you have co ordination of services people fall through the the a pc and spa estimate that up to three quarters of canadians with mental illnesses currently May not receive any care at All and Hope the first Ever shared care1 approach to mental health care delivery will change a joint committee has been formed to outline ways the organizations family physicians and psychiatrists can put new strategies to use in their communities across the Manitoba government began reforming the mental health care system in 1988 by shift ing the responsibility away from hospitals to Community service providers in an Effort to get patients out of institutions and into mental health centres in Brandon and Selkirk Are slowly being phased out and dozens of psychiatric care Beds were closed in eral new Community initiatives have such As Mobile crisis intensive Case management a 24hour crisis hotline and two City Safe to nights Public meeting will be held at 7 in the main floor Assembly room of the Winnipeg Centennial mayor Susan Thompson and her executive policy committee yesterday endorsed a plan to restore in funding to the dutch Elm disease the which were Cut from the Parks department this Spring As part of a citywide deficit avoidance will enable City staff to remove dead Trees and trim diseased the proposal goes to Council for approval next where its expected to pass hand transit rules endorsed the executive policy committee endorsed a plan yesterday aimed at improving the Handi transit service by adding criteria for users that would put a priority on Volunteer work and phys ical riders will have to preregister Ott their birthdays and demonstrate they cant use regular Public the new criteria for Call requests gives Prece Dence to riders going to paid or voluntary medical and therapy or taking pos Sec Mondary and adult All other Calls will be taken on a first serve the new if approved by Council next will take affect in get ready for changes one of Canadas most experienced hair transplant specialists for Over 15 latest Micro graft technology uses your own healthy hair follicles for a natural soft your new hair grows again for the after Micro graft hair transplant at the Sheps hair transplant clinic Michael Sheps suite medical 233 Kennedy Winnipeg f 9567709 outside Winnipeg 18m237hair hair transplant clinic dystonia awareness week learn More about a neurological disorder that causes Muscles in the body to pull or 18003618061 october 1219 the Holt Renfrew studio Basio shirt beyond every our Basic shirt now indulging in the modern luxury of an incredibly soft manmade available in a colourful Range from sumptuous Plum to quintessential discover it Only at Fri Renfrew Al 1 ii j i ill us to Portage place 204 9427321 no pure necessary Loveseat reclining ends sofa reclining ends Pontiac could be yours introductory pricing action Lane the most comfortable seat in the House Loveseat reclining ends sofa c reclining ends lifetime warranty on no Purchase see store for ballets and 5hw 8re for select Loveseat reclining Endi hide Achamie sofa reclining Endi Dover chaise Cellner 880 Nairn a my Ali fumitw3je ;