Ottawa cut therapy sessions for refugees to 10 hours per year. Now some are pushing back
· CBC.ca
AI Briefing
- • Ottawa cuts mental health therapy sessions for refugees to 10 hours per year.
- • Practitioners lobby for reversal, citing limited success.
- • Advocates express concerns over reduced support for asylum seekers' mental health.
Context
The federal government has introduced a 10-hour yearly cap on mental health sessions for asylum seekers and refugee claimants. This change was made earlier this spring when supplemental health copayments were also introduced for these groups. A cap on mental health sessions limits the amount of therapy refugees can receive.
Mental health practitioners are lobbying for a reversal of this policy, pushing back against the 10-hour cap. They have had limited success so far in their efforts to change the policy.
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