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for all infants, children, young people, and families.

The best mental health and well‑being

for all infants, children, young people, and families.

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Areas of work

We focus on key areas where coordinated, evidence-informed action can have the greatest impact.

What we do

Integrated care pathways

Youth and family engagement

Quality improvement

Substance use health and addictions

Equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism

Emerging topics and issues

Areas of work

We focus on key areas where coordinated, evidence-informed action can have the greatest impact.

Integrated care pathways

Youth and family engagement

Quality improvement

Substance use health and addictions

Equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism

Emerging topics and issues

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Levels of care quality standard

Access the quality standard, practical tools, and implementation supports designed to strengthen high-quality levels of care across Ontario.

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AI in child and youth mental health and addictions

Explore emerging opportunities, risks, and practical considerations for using AI in care and service delivery.

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Practical tools, templates, and guidance to help you plan, implement, and sustain change with confidence.

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Quality standard

Levels of care quality standard

Access the quality standard, practical tools, and implementation supports designed to strengthen high-quality levels of care across Ontario.

Resource

AI in child and youth mental health and addictions

Explore emerging opportunities, risks, and practical considerations for using AI in care and service delivery.

Toolkit

Implementation toolkit

Practical tools, templates, and guidance to help you plan, implement, and sustain change with confidence.

Featured resources

Quality standard

Levels of care quality standard

Access the quality standard, practical tools, and implementation supports designed to strengthen high-quality levels of care across Ontario.

Resource

AI in child and youth mental health and addictions

Explore emerging opportunities, risks, and practical considerations for using AI in care and service delivery.

Toolkit

Implementation toolkit

Practical tools, templates, and guidance to help you plan, implement, and sustain change with confidence.

What should high-quality live in treatment look like?

Our new Live-in treatment quality standard brings together evidence and the expertise of people across Ontario to answer that very question – providing a unified vision for high-quality live-in treatment.

Explore the quality standard and accompanying resources to help put it into practice across Ontario

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