About Mental Health Partners
Founded in 2010 as a strategic alliance between Ontario’s four specialized stand-alone psychiatric facilities, Mental Health Partners (MHP) have worked together and alongside other system partners to improve outcomes for clients who experience complex mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
In 2021, MHP expanded to include the five remaining divested provincial psychiatric hospitals. The vast majority of our members are forensic mental health hospitals. Together, MHP support Ontarians with the most severe and persistent mental illnesses and/or substance use disorders by:
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Providing highly specialized clinical care
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Integrating at a local level to deliver and support patient care at all levels of need
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Providing a platform of education, knowledge exchange, research and innovation in mental health and substance use care that enables the pursuit of a coordinated system of evidence-informed care
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MHP accomplishes this through a variety of initiatives such as:
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Building meaningful relationships with hospital, community and government partners
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Offering clinical and innovation expertise to guide the development of effective public policy and delivery of high-quality mental health care services for Ontarians
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Actively championing solutions to alleviate pressure on acute care hospitals and primary care to improve access to services.
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More details can be found in our Strategic Plan by clicking here.
GOVERNANCE
An Executive Committee comprised of the CEOs of the nine partner organizations governs MHP and is currently chaired by Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. It is supported by a Secretariat headed by an Executive Director that is accountable to the Committee.
Subcommittees
Research
The MHP Research Committee was established to support and advance research, innovation and care across MHP organizations and position MHP as research experts to support the Government of Ontario, Ontario Health (OH) and OH’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence in building a comprehensive mental health and substance use system of care for people across the province.
Policy and Communications
The MHP Policy and Communications Committee was established to identify and contribute to the advancement of MHP’s key initiatives. Its members include the policy and communications leads from across the MHP sites.
The Mental Health Partners are:
