The full survey results will be revealed during a聽live online press conference on May 5迟丑,听2021 (World Maternal Mental Health Day) at 11 am ET featuring the CPMHC along with Alberta MP Heather McPherson, Ontario MPP Bhutila Karpoche,聽and mom, Candice Thomas who will share her experience of giving birth during a pandemic.
The CPMHC report,聽Time For Action,聽containing recommendations for government on how to improve perinatal mental health care in Canada wasreleased on May 5th 2021 during a joint Ludmer Center/CPMHC virtual online symposium.聽
Critical survey findings include:
- 8% of health care practitioners believe that perinatal mental health services are insufficient in Canada;
- 87% of health care practitioners in Canada do not have mandated screening for perinatal mental illness at their workplace;
- When people are screened and have symptoms indicative of needing intervention, 27% of health care practitioners indicated that patients were able to access their referral within a month, 31% waited between 1-2 months, while聽42% had to wait for >2 months for access;
- Perinatal mental health services differ across health regions. More than half of health care practitioners surveyed (57.3%) reported that they have not received specialized training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders or were unsure if they received specialized training.
- 87% of practitioners believe people from diverse backgrounds encounter barriers to accessing perinatal services.聽These include language, cultural, and cost barriers.
- 69% of practitioners reported that COVID-19 has complicated access to care, including reduced in-person visits and overall services.
Contact:
| Patricia Tomasi
Co-Founder/Communications Director 705-715-3141,听canpmhc [at] gmail.com |
Jaime Charlebois
Co-Founder/Research Director 705-345-9049,听canpmhc [at] gmail.com |
Dr Tuong-Vi Nguyen
PI, Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 stephane.achim [at] mcgill.ca
