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We strengthen Ontario’s child and youth mental health and addictions sector by focusing on areas where coordinated, evidence-informed action can have the greatest impact.
Across all our work, we are guided by three core priorities:
Strengthen knowledge
Equip service providers with the most up to date knowledge and tools to inform their work.
Accelerate systems change
Convene system leaders, service providers and decision makers across sectors, together with young people and families, to set common priorities.
Mobilize evidence
Leverage the latest evidence and generate new knowledge.
Our areas of work
Integrated care pathways
Enable systems that help guide infants, children, young people and families to, through and out of care so they always get the right service at the right time.
Meaningful engagement
Embed the voices and expertise of young people and families in all that we do.
Substance use and addictions
Support integrated approaches that address the intersection of mental health and substance use health.
Equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism
Foster a more inclusive and equitable system that prioritizes anti-racism, enables identity affirming care and supports reconciliation.
Innovation and grants
Support innovation and collaborative improvement initiatives that respond to emerging needs and priorities across our sector.
Quality improvement
Equip agencies with practical tools and guidance to strengthen service delivery, measure progress and support continuous improvement.
Quality
standards
Develop evidence-informed quality standards that define what high-quality care looks like and support implementation across the province.
Complex needs and intensive services
Strengthen mental health supports for complex needs by advancing coordinated, specialized and system-level approaches.
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Resource hub
Our resource hub is packed with toolkits, evidence briefs, webinars and policy papers.
About us
We've been sharing knowledge, learning and connecting with our sector for over 20 years.
News and stories
Stay up to date on important initiatives and projects impacting Ontario's child and youth mental health and addictions sector