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CYMH Leadership Summit Series: Consultations

In follow up to the April 7, 2022 Summit, a series of consultations have been held to take a deeper dive into the priorities identified in the event summary report. Participants heard from speakers on topics of mental health nursing shortages, virtual service models and lived experience of individuals and families accessing services. The conversations will continue into October 2022 focused on data and all past participants are invited to join a conversation at the Children's Healthcare Canada Conference November 30 - December 1 with a goal to share and develop policy solutions that will impact at the system level.

Rebuild or Reimagine

Optimizing current service models - Best practice in virtual counselling & therapy
June 17, 2022

During this event we explored how new and developing models of care can adapt to hybrid. Many organizations have had success with virtual care and have implemented innovation programs but we need to ensure that programs like stepped care, stratified care or CAPA can be delivered effectively in a hybrid model.

Goals for this consultation included:

Sharing strategies for optimizing current service models

Determine how to effectively deliver and evaluate programs in a hybrid model

Read the Event Summary

Child and Youth Mental Health Teams for the Future

Team Composition - Training and Education - Supporting the Workforce
May 13, 2022

One key messages we heard at the Leadership Summit was the importance of mental health nurses in all service settings and how staffing pressures have become a challenge across the mental health care continuum. On May 13th, we convened leaders in child and youth mental health to take a solutions-focused approach to the shared challenges facing the workforce. The most essential part of the session was the opportunity to strategize solutions with peers from across the country.

Goals for the consultation include sharing strategies for:
Retention, recruitment, and continuing education for nursing leaders in child and youth mental healthConnecting programs and organizations that provide mental health services with schools of nursing to foster relationships.