Toronto Mental Health
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Homelessness, safety top of mind as Toronto mayoral byelection loomsAs voters prepare to head to the polls to elect a new mayor, two topics remain top of mind: safety along Toronto's transit system, and addressing homelessness.CanadaJun 16, 2023
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Toronto mayor calls for national summit to tackle mental health crisisTory says, coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of federal and provincial spending on mental health is "painfully clear" in Canadian municipalities.CanadaJan 25, 2023
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Mayor Tory points to challenges ahead for Toronto in 2023John Tory is in his third and final term as Toronto's mayor. As he enters 2023, he's in a race against time to deliver on his priorities, such as expanding housing.PoliticsDec 26, 2022
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Toronto mayor to ramp up pressure for mental health supports after TTC killingToronto's mayor has been making increasingly public calls on the federal and provincial governments to invest more in mental health and addiction supports.PoliticsDec 16, 2022
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Early data released on Toronto pilot project with specialists responding to crisis callsThe city of Toronto says council has received an early data progress report on a pilot project that aimed at using specialists to respond to mental health crisis calls over police.HealthJul 22, 2022
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Toronto council approves multi-year mental health crisis response service pilot projectThe services were proposed to operate between 2022 and 2025 with the possibility of "scal[ing] up the program earl[ier] than 2025 if proven effective."HealthFeb 2, 2021
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City of Toronto staff recommend 3-year mental health crisis response service pilot programAdvocates are raising concerns about the timeframe for fully implementing the initiative if it is ultimately deemed a success. If approved, it wouldn't fully roll out until 2026.HealthJan 20, 2021
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Calls for mental health supports grow in Toronto as coronavirus pandemic continuesCalls for mental health referrals have been on the rise during the pandemic, especially in recent months, leading to concerns for how demand will grow during a cold and isolating winter on the way.HealthOct 13, 2020
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Ontario’s police watchdog looking to speak to another witness in death of Regis Korchinski-PaquetThe agency says it's been made aware of another witness who was at the apartment at the time of Korchinski-Paquet's death, and is trying to speak to that person.CanadaJul 17, 2020
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