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Mental Health Partners Spotlight Supportive Housing at Queen’s Park

On November 20, Mental Health Partners (MHP) and community partners convened at Queen’s Park to highlight the urgent need for supportive housing for people living with mental illness and substance use disorders, spotlighting patients designated Alternate Level of Care (ALC) and those with a dual diagnosis. Led by Cara Vaccarino, President & CEO of The Royal and MHP Chair, delegates engaged with government leaders, opposition critics, policy advisors and ministry officials to

Introducing MHP’s 2024/25 Annual Report: A Year of Firsts

The release of our inaugural Annual Report marks a defining moment for MHP. Over the past year, our Partners have come together with renewed purpose, advancing the first year of our 2024–2027 Strategic Plan and laying the foundation for a more connected, equitable, and accountable mental health system in Ontario. This report highlights a year of “firsts”—from convening our inaugural Research Committee Retreat and launching a system-wide Suicide Reduction Working Group, to ho

MHP's White Paper on Involuntary Treatment

MHP’s White Paper on Involuntary Treatment champions strategic investments in voluntary treatment across the care continuum—expanding...

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Collaborating for Change: Government, Hospital, Community and Lived Experience Partners at the Table for MHP’s 2025 Research Retreat

On September 29, the Mental Health Partners (MHP) Research Committee held its Second-Annual Research Retreat at Providence Care. Under...

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MHP Co-organizes Expert Panel Discussion: Preventing tragic deaths in our prisons

On April 29, 2025, experts and advocates gathered at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to attend an expert panel...

MHP's 2025 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission

MHP’s 2025 provincial pre-budget submission champions system investments in high-support housing, developing a comprehensive mental...

Alternate Level of Care Policy Brief

Patients in mental health hospital beds who do not need a hospital level of care are often designated Alternate Level of Care (ALC) and...

MHP hosts Queen’s Park Day to shine a light on forensic mental health care

On November 26, 2024, Mental Health Partners (MHP) hosted a pivotal Awareness Day at Queen’s Park in collaboration with the Forensic...

Accurately tracking suicides

As leaders in mental health and addiction care, we support the adoption of a national system to accurately track suicides. Read "Letters...

MHP’s 2024 pre-budget submission

MHP’s 2024 pre-budget submission was the first of its kind for the recently-expanded MHP, demonstrating a unified, collective leadership...