Privacy considerations for delivering e-mental health services

Knowledge and evidence resources, COVID-19 pandemic, Virtual care

Published: January 10, 2022

Certain questions and concerns arose as many service-providing agencies had to quickly transition to deliver care through telecommunication technologies due to the COVID-19 pandemic — notably, around privacy considerations for delivering virtual services. This document, produced in collaboration with Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO), provides a summary of privacy considerations and links to practice guidelines, toolkits and other relevant resources.