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Consumer Survivor Initiative Network

Toronto Central LHIN

Membership • Mission Statement • Terms of Reference • Common Values

Membership

Each Consumer Survivor Initiative in the Toronto Central LHIN that provides services in the TC LHIN (e.g. employment, systemic advocacy) may have 2 representatives on the committee, each organization has one vote. A CSI is defined as being an organization that is c/s controlled, has a c/s staff, and sets its own policy.
Note about terminology: some people identify as survivors, consumers, patients, mad, etc, the use of C/S is simply because this is currently the established term.

Mission Statement

The CSI Network will facilitate communication between CSI members and the Toronto Central LHIN, acting as a voice for CSI’ s  on matters that effect CS organizations.

Terms of Reference

• To share information about matters that effect CSIs within the Toronto Central LHIN
• To provide a coordinated voice of CSIs to the TC LHIN
• To advocate for the needs of CSIs
• To enhance capacity for our community to participate in decision-making at the LHIN, and at services within the LHIN boundary

Common Values

• Mental health and addiction services should be directed by and accountable to the people they are intended to serve
• Mental health and addiction services should be based on people’s self identified needs (individual and collective)
• Empowerment of our community requires service providers to have less power, and for service recipients to have more
• Consumer Survivor Initiatives should be treated as essential services to our community, receiving a fair share of funding and resources
• CSIs must be self determining and autonomous*, representing their members with integrity. CSIs by definition require independent governance and funding/accountability agreements
• Recognition of the unique contribution and value of each CSI 
• Enhancing capacity for our community to participate in decision-making bodies requires consciousness raising within our community, and for those “bodies” to learn to relate to our community with respect and equality
• Equity in relation to social determinants of health. Decent housing, income and employment are necessary for health to be possible
• We deserve all of our rights as citizens (and an enumerated minority) under the Charter and OHRC
• Our definition of our experience, community and culture extends beyond the medical model and this needs to be reflected in decisions about directing resources
• Various experiences of oppression interplay with each other and all have an effect on health
• We do not define force and coercion as help

*autonomy is defined as a CSI being consumer/survivor (cs) controlled, hiring cs staff, and setting its own policy