Investing in coordinated mental health, substance use and addictions care

Investing in coordinated mental health, substance use and addictions care

We’re pleased to share that we’ve awarded two impact grants to advance mental health, substance use and addictions care for young people and families in Ontario.

Young people don’t just have the highest rates of substance use disorders (also known as addiction), they also have the highest rates of concurrent mental health and substance use challenges. The need for coordinated mental health and substance use health services...

Propelling quality standards for youth and family engagement

Propelling quality standards for youth and family engagement

We are thrilled to announce that a project of ours will be funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Catalyst Grant: Towards Pan­Canadian Standards for Children and Youth Mental Health Services.

In 2018, we partnered with young people, families, clinicians and researchers from all over Ontario to co-develop quality standards for youth and family engagement, and now we get to keep building on this incredible work. This...

New resource highlights 7 ways to better support the mental health of Ontario’s 7- to 12-year-olds

New resource highlights 7 ways to better support the mental health of Ontario’s 7- to 12-year-olds

We’re pleased to share that our first policy paper on the mental health of children in the middle years is now available!

Why focus on this age range?

The middle years — ages 7 to 12 — is a critical period of transition with lifelong impacts.

Most mental health disorders start emerging during this stage and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made things worse. That’s why timely intervention in the middle...

Meet our third Quest cohort! 

Meet our third Quest cohort!

In the fall of 2022, we held a call for proposals for Quest — our quality improvement (QI) program — and asked child and youth mental health and addictions agencies across Ontario to propose a QI idea that would help their organization run better and improve outcomes for staff and clients.

After much consideration, we’re excited to announce the agencies joining Quest.So, without further ado, meet our third cohort!

• Children's Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville
• HANDS...

Accepting applications for our grant program - Innovation Initiatives

Accepting applications for our grant program — Innovation Initiatives

We’re offering grants at up to $75,000 each, to help agencies looking to implement and evaluate culturally responsive services for racialized children, young people and families.

Ontario is one of Canada’s most diverse province, and it’s becoming more diverse every day. Yet culturally responsive programs — programs adapted to meet unique aspects of a client’s culture, language or values — aren’t readily available. So, to get the...