A Description of the Use of Insured Health Care Services by Income Assistance Recipients in the Province of Manitoba A Pilot Study Recipients of Income Assistance for Mental Health Disability

iACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors wish to acknowledge the important contributions of a number of agencies and individuals in the conception and development of this pilot project. In particular, we thank Mr. Bruce Frost, Mr. Drew Perry, Mr. Harvey Stevens and Mr. Grant Doak of Manitoba Family Services for their commitment and thoughtful advice in supporting the development of this project. We are also grateful for the support provided by members of the Health Information Systems Branch of Manitoba Health. A number of individuals who reviewed early drafts of this report provided us many useful comments. In particular, we woul