Aim of Service
This service helps people with a mental illness to be heard in the way they wish to be heard when there are problems with the services they are using.
What can the Rights Consultant do?
When a person has a problem or complaint about the services they are receiving, the place in which they are living or working, or a system they are involved in, the Rights Consultant can explain the choices that are open to them. The Consultant can guide someone through the complaint process. Having talked things through with the person, the Rights Consultant can assist in drafting letters and accompany the person to meetings about the complaint.
The Consultant can provide information about rights under The Mental Health Act and other laws and can accompany people to hearings that are scheduled as a result of concerns raised.
The focus of our work relates to treatment, income support, housing and access to service issues.
Contact Information
To contact the Rights Consultant call 982-6133 or e-mail.
Rights Consultation Links:
If you are have a complaint or concern that you feel may be under the jurisdiction of the following, check out their web site for more information:
Canadian Human Rights Commission - Complaints
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Benefits and appeal information
CMHA Winnipeg Region - Manitoba Mental Health Act Information Pamphlet
Community Unemployed Help Centre
Employment and Income Assistance (administrative manual)
Employment and Income Assistance (facts page)
Employment and Income Assistance (main page)
Injured and Disabled Workers' Centre
Manitoba Housing Authority - tenant appeals (administrative review committee information and application form) - pdf document.
Manitoba Mental Health Act (from Government of Manitoba web site)
Manitoba Public Insurance - Claims
Residential Tenancies FAQ Pages
Residential Tenancies Policies Guidebook
The Rights Path: Rights Information From The Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres
The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba
The College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses
The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Compliments and Complaints
Worker Advisor Office - for assistance with Workers Compensation Board claims.
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
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