Bill 176 explained in plain English
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day Act, 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 176 proclaims the first Wednesday of May annually as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day in Ontario.
This bill, titled the Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day Act, 2016, will establish the first Wednesday of May each year as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day in Ontario. The purpose is to highlight the importance of maternal mental health, share information, and encourage awareness and treatment of maternal mental illnesses.
- Proclaims the first Wednesday of May each year as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day.
- Establishes the short title of the Act as the Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day Act, 2016.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Women experiencing maternal mental illnesses
- Children of mothers with maternal mental illnesses
- Families of women with maternal mental illnesses
- Ontarians generally, through increased awareness
- The first Wednesday of May each year is proclaimed as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify any new funding, programs, or specific actions to be taken on Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day.
- The bill does not define 'maternal mental illness' beyond describing common symptoms and impacts.
Establishes the first Wednesday of May each year as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day.
Source: Section 1
The Act will come into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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