Item - 2024.CR3.1
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee on May 15, 2024 and was adopted with amendments.
CR3.1 - An Overview of the Our Health, Our City Strategy
- Decision Type:
- Presentation
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee:
1. Recommends that Toronto Public Health explore additional interventions that address the systemic root causes of mental health and addiction issues outlined in the "Our Health, Our City" plan and identify approaches Toronto Public Health can take to provide additional supports that better support Black, Indigenous and equity-deserving communities, and report back to the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee by the second quarter of 2025.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Vanessa Fletcher, Associate Director, Toronto Public Health and Katie Millan, Senior Policy and Strategic Issues Advisor, Toronto Public Health gave a presentation on An Overview of the Our Health, Our City Strategy.
Summary
The Associate Director and the Senior Policy and Strategic Issues Advisory, Toronto Public Health will give a presentation on Toronto Public Health’s Mental Health Strategy.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cr/bgrd/backgroundfile-245400.pdf
Motions
That the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee recommend that Toronto Public Health explore additional interventions that address the systemic root causes of mental health and addiction issues outlined in the "Our Health, Our City" plan and identify approaches Toronto Public Health can take to provide additional supports that better support Black, Indigenous and equity-deserving communities, and report back to the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee by the second quarter of 2025.