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QI - The return
Our Quality Improvement (QI) Specialists headed back to St. Clair Child and Youth Services this week to finish off where they left the last time. The QI specialists are doing a deep dive with the group and have been facilitating the Lean review of the walk-in process for the agency.
 The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is pleased to name Michelle Hurtubise as the new executive director for the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health (the Centre), effective January 4, 2016. |
 The theme for this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 is Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives. Join us, and our youth suicide prevention/life promotion coaches, on Sept 15 at 1 pm as we discuss community approaches to youth suicide prevention/youth life promotion. |
 This year, our report highlights the common vision we share with young people, families, professionals, service agencies and communities: A vision to strengthen child and youth mental health services and build an accessible system of care. |
 The sheer size of this province makes a coordinated approach to mental health care for children and youth a challenge. I think that is why the Knowledge Broker role makes such great sense in this context. |
 Do you share our goal of building an effective, accessible and coordinated mental health system that makes sense for Ontario’s children, youth and families? Are you a service provider, leader, researcher, youth or family member who’s ready to put your experience to work at a provincial level? We want to hear from you. |
 In recent months, the Centre and the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa (YSB) partnered on the development of an online learning module titled, Striving for equity: Anti-oppressive practice (AOP) in child and youth mental health. |
 I’ve always believed in the power of community. We all bring unique perspectives and our personal and professional stories inform the work that we do. |
 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. |
 The current system transition creates an opportunity to improve on the good work that is already out there, and to help children, youth and their families find and get the services they need. |
 If there’s one thing that’s clear about creating a child and youth mental health system that makes sense, it’s that families need to be engaged every step of the way. Join the Centre and families on February 17 from 1-2 pm for a live chat! |
 The child and youth mental health sector in Ontario is changing, and we need your help to get it right. We’re recruiting youth, family members and service providers who have experience with the child and youth mental health system to join our team of trainers. |
 The Youth Mental Health and Addiction Champion (YMHAC) project is a joint initiative led by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) in partnership with six public health units from across Ontario. Here’s some of what Sabrina Merali from RNAO, Alexandra Fortier from School Mental Health ASSIST, Andrea Kirkham from mindyourmind.ca and Natasha McBrearty from the Centre had to say about the partnership. |
 In looking back at 2014, we decided to pull together a small collection of some of the work we’ve done and package it up with a bow. We hope you find it useful, and enjoy some guilt-free re-gifting by passing it along to friends and colleagues. |
 As youth trainers with the Centre, we often hear that one of the highlights of the Art of Youth Engagement training is the fishbowl exercise. It’s an activity that creates an open atmosphere between youth and adults though open and honest conversion. By the end, participants come away with confidence in the idea that when youth come together they have the power to change their community. |
 We know that when youth feel engaged, service outcomes are better. But finding the best way to do it can be a challenge. Where do I start? How can I make it even better? These steps and considerations can help guide you to more meaningful youth engagement practices in your agency and service area. |
 We know that many agencies are looking to enhance their youth and family engagement practices. So when we held a learning institute for lead agencies earlier this fall, we asked families and youth to share their thoughts on what meaningful engagement looks like. |