All about the HEADS-ED for primary care

All about the HEADS-ED for primary care

Walking the path: An applied research pilot project is based on the findings and recommendations of the Centre’s policy-ready paper Paving the path to connected care. Specifically, the pilot is working with East Metro Youth Services in Toronto and Algoma Family Services in Sault Ste. Marie to:

1. Create organizational structures and practices that support inter-provider communication
2. Develop guidelines and standardized clinical pathways
3. Integrate standardized...

Paving the path to connected care

Paving the path to connected care

The Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health is excited to announce the launch of our policy-ready paper focused on strengthening the interface between primary care and community-based child and youth mental health services.

In Paving the path to connected care: Strengthening the interface between primary care and community-based child and youth mental health services, principal investigators, Mario Cappelli and Stephanie L. Leon examine the latest...

Response to the 2016 annual report of the Ontario Auditor General

Response to the 2016 annual report of the Ontario Auditor General

The 2016 Annual Report of the Ontario Auditor General highlights a range of opportunities to enhance the mental health system of care for children, youth and families across the province. The Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health agrees with these recommendations and we look forward to using our experience and expertise to advance evidence-informed service and policy in Ontario. We urge all...

Dr. Ian Manion announces retirement

Dr. Ian Manion announces retirement

Dr. Ian Manion, executive director of the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health (the Centre) officially announced his upcoming retirement at a meeting of the Centre’s Governance Committee last week. Dr. Manion will leave his position on December 31, 2015, after 11 years with the Centre and nearly 30 years with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, where the Centre is based.

“I will be leaving the Centre at a time where its reputation...