Mental Health Commission of Canada
Encyclopedia
The Mental Health Commission of Canada is a nation
al non-profit organization
created by the Canadian government in 2007 to govern issues relating to mental health
and mental illness
.
The organization is governed by a board of directors
including 11 non-governmental directors. Seven of these directors are appointed by the government, as well as the Chair Michael Kirby
. This board will be assisted by eight advisory committees.
The proposal for creation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada was made by the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
in November 1984.
Nation
A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government irrespective of their ethnic make-up...
al non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
created by the Canadian government in 2007 to govern issues relating to mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
and mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
.
The organization is governed by a board of directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
including 11 non-governmental directors. Seven of these directors are appointed by the government, as well as the Chair Michael Kirby
Michael J. L. Kirby
Michael J. L. Kirby, OC is a Canadian politician. He sat in the Canadian Senate as a Liberal representing Nova Scotia. Currently, he is the Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada....
. This board will be assisted by eight advisory committees.
The proposal for creation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada was made by the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology is a Canadian Senate committee of the Government of Canada.It has a mandate to examine legislation and matters relating to social affairs, science and technology generally, including: veterans affairs; Indian and Inuit affairs; ...
in November 1984.