Spotlight

May 06, 2026

Reproductive Pathways Across the Lifespan and Their Mental Health Impacts

Reproductive health experiences may heighten the risk of new-onset mental illness or exacerbate existing mental illnesses during and after pregnancy. Coordinated, system-level mental health support integrated into fertility, obstetric and primary care is essential. Read this ICES Report in Healthcare Quarterly.

Events

Thursday, May 21, 2026  - Toronto, ON Longwoods Breakfast Series

How to Fight for What You Need: Advocating for Care in Canada’s Health Care System

Michael Decter, Former Ontario Deputy Minister of Health, Mike McCarthy, Canadian Patient Advocate, Healthcare Consultant, and Expert in Navigating Complex Health Systems and Moderator: Shelley Ambrose, Publisher, Journalist, Producer, and Executive

Articles

News

May 06, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Alberta’s Bill 11 health care law violates Canada Health Act: legal experts

2026-05-06 from healthcoalition.ca Legal experts in the health care field have completed a thorough examination of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Bill 11 health care law and found it to be in [...]

May 05, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Nominations Open For 2026 Champions of Mental Health Awards

CAMIMH invites Canadians to recognize leaders advancing mental health and substance use health across the country May 5, 2026, OTTAWA – The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental H [...]

May 05, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Vision Health Month: protecting sight requires specialized medical and surgical expertise

(Ottawa, ON) May 5, 2026 – May marks Vision Health Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of eye health and the steps Canadians can take to preserve their vision. The Canadian Op [...]

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Integration of health and social care is increasingly central to improving outcomes, experience and sustainability; however, integrated care is not a single construct. This article presents a novel framework to categorize and conceptualize different approaches to integrated care, illustrating variations in attributes, context, complexity and impact. Drawing on international literature, three approaches to integration – condition-based, multi-condition and population-based – are exami [...]