Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative

Our Work Plan - Phase 1

In order to assist the understanding and implementation of collaborative mental health care in primary care settings, the CCMHI focused on several deliverables aimed at establishing a foundation for collaborative mental health care in Canada.

Products

The CCMHI produced three key products including a series of papers that captures the current state of collaborative mental health care; toolkits for collaborative mental health care practice; and a Charter of principles and commitments that will influence the future of mental health services.

Communications

Communications played an important role in establishing collaborative mental health care by informing providers and consumers about the options collaboration provides. It was also critical in maintaining strong working relationships among the stakeholder groups involved in the initiative. Our Web site is the centre of communications for the Initiative and consequently, the home of our products, research and the information we collected on collaborative mental health care in Canada.

Research

As the leaders of collaborative mental health care research in Canada, the CCMHI attracted a number of researchers interested in collaborative mental health care and provided a network for these individuals. It is hoped that the network will continue to work together and build upon the community of mental health researchers that has been established.