A Voice for Change
Family Advisory Council
The CDFSG was instrumental in establishing the Addiction & Mental Health Family Advisory Council at the Cornwall Community Hospital. As the voice of local family caregivers who are dealing with a mental illness, the Council advocates for enhancements to mental health policies and practices. Family members of the Council also sit on a wide range of hospital, regional and provincial working groups and patient & family advisory committees (pfacs).
OFCAN
The CDFSG is a member of the Ontario Family Caregivers Advisory Network (OFCAN). It is comprised of family groups with the shared goals of: enhancing mental health and addiction services; fostering the exchange of information between families and those involved in providing mental health and addiction care; and encouraging partnerships between family caregiver groups in this province.
OTHER CONNECTIONS
Our members also sit at a number of other mental health tables, including:
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Great River Ontario Health Team
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Inpatient Working Group
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Patient & Family Advisory Committee
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ER Working Group
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Essential Caregiver Partner Project
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Clinical Research Advisory Group
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Patient Portal Advisory Committee