ECONOMIC AND FISCAL OUTLOOK - Setting the Path Consultation Plan for the new Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery Department - Province of Manitoba
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Setting theECONOMIC
Path AND
Consultation FISCAL OUTLOOK
Plan for the new
Mental Health, Wellness and
Assessing the impact
Recovery Department
of COVID-19 in Manitoba
Kym Kaufmann, Deputy Minister
July 19, 2021
A New Now more than ever, we need to respond rapidly
and effectively to the evolving mental health and
Manitoba wellness landscape in our province. Budget 2021
Ministry
• In January 2021, the
Government of Manitoba • Brought together over 600
announced the creation of a FTEs (over 500 FTEs
new Ministry of Mental SMHC) and a $332 million
Health, Wellness and budget from across
Recovery (MHWR). government to create a single
Ministry focused on the
• Mission is to provide access mental health and well being
to mental health and of Manitobans.
addictions supports and
treatment that improve life
outcomes for Manitobans on
their journey through
recovery and healing.
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• Provide strategic leadership • Build a system that offers
Department to support the priorities of the improved access to mental
Mandate department. health and addictions care,
and wellness and health
• Provide and oversee the promotion initiatives to those
funding to health authorities in need.
for mental health and
recovery services, psychiatric • Establish a plan using
services, and wellness and leading practices to align and
health promotion programs, integrate programs and
including funding for Selkirk services using a whole of
Mental Health Centre, and government approach.
the Addictions Foundation of
Manitoba.
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The creation of this new ministry is
Informed and grounded in, and informed by,
guided by years of research, planning and
recommendations, including:
extensive
o Manitoba's Clinical and
reporting and Preventive Service Plan
o Improving Access of
planning Coordination of Mental
Health and Addiction
Services: A Provincial
Strategy
o Provincial Clinical and
Preventive Services for
Planning for Manitoba
o Recommendations to Reduce
the Use and Effects of Illicit
Drugs within Manitoba's
Communities
4We have made Investments in Community-Based Care
progress as we Service delivery organizations and • $4.4 million to enhance
community-based agencies are access to school-based
build trusted sources of care across the mental health and addictions
spectrum of the mental health, supports, by expanding
wellness and recovery existing school-based clinical
system. Since October 2019, teams with psychiatric nurses
the Manitoba government has and addictions support
announced: workers, beginning in
Brandon, Portage la Prairie
• $51.3 million in 34 initiatives and Steinbach
This includes investing: • $2.8 million to establish and
operate a sobering centre in
• $2.4 million to expand the City of Thompson to offer
services at Klinic Community an effective alternative to
Health Centre and Laurel police and hospital-based
Centre, including walk-in responses to public
mental health services and intoxication, while keeping
specialized trauma Manitobans safe
5 counselling•
And it’s time to More needs to be done. The
government is committed to •
coordinated, quality care.
These consultations
look to the next making positive, lasting
changes to ensure
will inform an integrated, wh
ole of government five-
five years, and the MHWR system year action plan
is effective and results- roadmap for mental health,
chart a course oriented. wellness, and recovery.
together • It is essential that partners • The purpose of this action
and stakeholders contribute plan is to shape the
to planning and design. strategic priorities, direction,
and action items for the new
• The minister and department department to work towards
will lead consultations to help their mission.
ensure services and
programs are meeting the
needs of Manitobans, and
that people have access to
6Cornerstones of the Action Plan
Service Access and Substance Use and
Coordination Recovery
Evidence-Based, Quality,
Assessing
Data-Driventhe impact
Services
of COVID-19 in Manitoba
Population Health Governance and
and Wellness AccountabilityTimeline to Develop the Action Plan
Establish Department Staffing, Structure and Systems
March 2021
through to Action Plan Roadmap Preparation
December 2021
June 2021
through to Stakeholder Consultations
December 2021
July 2021
through to Public Engagement
October 2021
September 2021
through to
October 2021March 2021
Wave 1: through to
December 2021
Establish
Department
Staffing, • In January 2021, MHWR was • We are in the process of
established as a new stand transferring programs from
Structure and alone department. other departments that align
with the work of MHWR.
Systems • We are building the team.
• This will include another
• An interdepartmental policy 30 programs from
committee (comprised of other government departments
Deputy Ministers from across and an additional $14 million.
government departments) has
been established to plan
together towards a whole of
government approach to
enhance the Mental Health and
Addictions systems.
9June 2021
Wave 2: through to
Action Plan December 2021
Finalization • Government's role is
to provide overall • This high-level plan will
direction to improve access outline the priorities and
to and the coordination of action items to help enhance
the system, and support the mental health and
the work of the service addictions and wellness and
delivery organizations and health promotion system in
community-based agencies Manitoba.
that provide direct patient
care. • The preliminary plan will be
refined over the course of the
• The five-year action plan, year based on stakeholder
built on the work of previous and public engagement. A
reports, will help shape the final plan will be released
strategic priorities and set the later this year, following
direction for years to come. consultations.
10June 2021
Wave 3: through to
Stakeholder October 2021
Consultations
• Stakeholder consultation • The RFP closes later this
sessions are being scheduled week, and we expect to have
with internal and external a consultant in place by mid-
mental health/substance use August.
addiction and wellness/health
promotion stakeholders
including service delivery
organizations, community
agencies, and other
departments.
• A RFP has been issued and
posted publicly to hire a
consultant to help lead this
work.
11September 2021
Wave 4: through to
Public October 2021
Engagement
• Public consultations will • This will involve a variety of
begin in the fall. engagement opportunities
including town halls, surveys
• These sessions will focus on and other tools on
validating the themes from EngageMB to gather input
the various reports that have from Manitobans.
been previously
commissioned by the
Manitoba government and
informing the five-year action
plan.
12Setting theECONOMIC
Path AND
Consultation FISCAL OUTLOOK
Plan for the new
Mental Health, Wellness and Questions?
Assessing the impact
Recovery Department
of COVID-19 in Manitoba
Kym Kaufmann, Deputy Minister
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