Putting quality standards into action:

An implementation guide

Putting quality standards into action: An implementation guide

Implementation and evaluation

Published: September 24, 2026

This guide is designed to help Ontario’s child and youth mental health and addictions agencies implement quality standards. Based on the Knowledge Institute’s “Plan, Do, Sustain” implementation model, this guide is meant to help agencies spot what’s working, find what needs work, and action improvements in line with a quality standard to enhance care for children, young people, families and caregivers.