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Report on the consultation on human rights, mental health and addictionsParce qu’on importe! : rapport de la consultation sur les droits de la personne, les troubles mentaux et les dépendances.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Cover title.Issued also in French under title: Parce qu’on importe! : rapport de la consultation sur les droits de la personne, les troubles mentaux et les dépendances.The original document was published on the public website of the Government of Ontario. © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2012. Reproduced with permission.
"This report is the result of a province-wide consultation on the human rights issues facing people with mental health disabilities and addictions. The goal was to identify factors that undermine the opportunities for people with mental health disabilities and addictions to fully take part in the economic, social and cultural life in Ontario. This report makes recommendations to government, employers, housing providers, service providers and others to review and remove the barriers that lead to human rights concerns. The report also outlines the steps the OHRC will take to address discrimination and harassment in this area."--Introduction.
Executive summary -- Part A: Background and context -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. OHRC Methodology -- 4. Scope -- 4.1. People with addictions -- 5. Using language -- 6. Human rights protections -- 6.1. The Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) -- 6.2. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- 6.3. The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) -- Part B: What we heard -- 7. Stereotypes about people with mental health or addiction disabilities -- 7.1. Challenging stereotypes -- 8. Socio-economic status, mental health and addictions -- 9. Mental health, addictions and intersecting Code grounds -- 9.1. Intersections with other types of disabilities -- 9.2. Intersections with sexual orientation -- 9.3. Intersections with sex -- 9.4. Intersections with gender identity -- 9.5. Intersections with race and related grounds -- 9.6. Aboriginal Peoples -- 9.7. Intersections with age -- 10. The duty to accommodate -- 10.1. Identifying accommodation needs -- 10.2. Clarifying when the duty to accommodate applies -- 11. Housing -- 11.1. Systemic and societal issues -- 11.2. Types of discrimination against individuals -- 11.3. Housing and the duty to accommodate -- 12. Employment -- 12.1. Systemic and societal issues -- 12.2. Taking part in the labour force -- 12.3. Employment and the duty to accommodate -- 13. Services -- 13.1. Availability of mental health and support services -- 13.2. The duty to accommodate in services -- 13.3. Inequitable treatment and harassment in services -- 13.4. Types of services that raised concerns -- 14. Rights awareness and enforcement -- 14.1. Complaint mechanisms -- 14.2. Advocacy -- Appendix 1: Index of recommendations and OHRC commitments -- Appendix 2: List of organizations that provided written submissions -- Endnotes.