Restructuring Society in the Service of Mental Health Promotion: Are we Willing to Address the Social Determinants of Mental Health?

A structural approach to promoting mental health promotion involves developing public policy that will strengthen the social determinants of mental health. Canada is a laggard in developing and implementing such policies and, as a result, provisions for citizen security in general and the most vulnerable in particular lag behind many other wealthy developed nations. Much of this has to do with Canada's being identified as a liberal political economy where intervention in the operation of the market is minimal. Means by which these barriers can be overcome are examined.