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Poverty and Disability: Toward a New Framework for Community Mental Health

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1990

Abstract

Canadians who have disabilities are generally poor and have little if any significant attachment to the paid labour force. Income level and work have both been identified as critical factors in health and mental health. This article critically examines some of the key systemic factors responsible for the close bond that fuses disability, low participation in employment, and poverty. It outlines alternative principles for policy and program design, and examines in some detail the concrete implications of these principles as applied to the area of income programming. These alternatives could, it is argued, contribute to more inclusive workplaces and to an income system around disability that is more rational and equitable.

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Les Canadiens affectés par une incapacité sont généralement pauvres et leur présence sur le marché du travail compètitif rémunéré est marginale. Pourtant, un travail et un revenu décent ont été identifiés comme des facteurs dèterminants pour la santé physique et mentale. Cet article examine d'un point de vue critique certains des facteurs structuraux responsables des liens étroits entre incapacité, faible niveau d'emploi, et pauvreté. On y expose des principes de développement pour des politiques et des programmes alternatifs, et on examine plus en détail les implications concrétes de l'application de ces principes au domaine du revenu. Suivant les auteurs, ces principes alternatifs devraient contribuer au développement de milieux de travail mieux intégrés et à des politiques de revenu plus rationnelles et équitables.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 9Number 2September 1990
Pages: 97 - 109

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Version of record online: 29 April 2009

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Marcia H. Rioux
The G. Allan Roeher Institute
Cameron Crawford
The G. Allan Roeher Institute

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