Supporting high quality early psychosis intervention in Ontario – What have we learned, where are we going?

Watch the archived recording of the recent webinar: Supporting high-quality early psychosis intervention in Ontario – What have we learned, where are we going?

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care released the Ontario Early Psychosis Intervention Program Standards in 2011 to ensure that early psychosis intervention  (EPI) programs throughout the province provide consistent, high-quality services.

Two surveys were conducted to learn about current program practices across  Ontario in relation to the standards. The first looked at the results with respect to  standards 1-6. The second focused on standards 7-13.

This webinar highlighted the results of survey 2, including:

• The current state of EPI programs with respect to:
• staff training and education;
• research, program evaluation, and data collection;
• barrier-free service and health equity;
• program networks;
• accountability;
• Next steps, including exploring what the existing data can tell us about EPI clients and developing a formal structure for monitoring program performance.

The presenters

• Gord Langill, Lynx Early Psychosis Intervention Program, Canadian Mental Health Association – Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge
• Janet Durbin, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
• Avra Selick, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
• Chi Cheng, First Place Clinic and Regional Resource Centre, Canadian Mental Health Association – Thunder Bay

View the webinar on EENet or download the slides.