{"id":11907,"date":"2021-09-10T15:49:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T19:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?page_id=11907"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:09:24","slug":"quality-mental-health-care-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/quality-mental-health-care-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Mental Health Care Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11907\" class=\"elementor elementor-11907\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d0d44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1d0d44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94d3d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d94d3d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb5435e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb5435e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Better Together<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13def66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13def66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quality Mental Health Care Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef76f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ef76f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Reimagining access to services, reclaiming hope in the face of loss; every aspect of our work is enriched and informed by the wisdom of expertise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb8852 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eeb8852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#learnmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8ccd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a8ccd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad24fb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad24fb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"learnmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce95dc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce95dc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb22b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb22b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the network?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb4dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdb4dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Co-led by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcarecan.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">HealthCareCAN<\/a> and the Mental Health Commission of Canada, the Quality Mental Health Care Network (QMHCN), established in 2019, unites health-sector leaders from across the country to help improve access to quality mental health care, including stigma reduction, support recovery oriented practices and promote the psychological health and safety of health care workers.<\/p><p>The QMHCN builds on the work of the former By Health, For Health collaborative, a group of 20 health-care organizations committed to providing psychologically healthy and safe work environments in health care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430acae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"430acae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d209c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59d209c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-491486796-2-1024x586.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-83009\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-491486796-2-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-491486796-2-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-491486796-2-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-491486796-2-1536x879.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-491486796-2-524x300.jpg 524w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-491486796-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e42fc4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e42fc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d274cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d274cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71df16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d71df16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the network is doing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f99ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6f99ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the 2025 release of the revised Quality Mental Health Care Framework, a key tool for developing leading practices in quality mental health care, and the accompanying Implementation Toolkit, the network is currently working to address the needs of our communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7be51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d7be51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d8231 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47d8231\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c98c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48c98c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/resource\/quality-mental-health-care-network-infographic\/\">Revised Quality Mental Health Care Framework \u2013 Infographic<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5aa31b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5aa31b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86244e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86244e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An infographic has been developed that describes the framework\u2019s eight dimensions, which can be used to fuse efforts to address quality mental health care for patients and providers alike. The framework focuses on putting the patient at the centre of quality mental health care and is structured around their perspective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36142b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36142b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59a0b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d59a0b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572a396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"572a396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/implementation-toolkit\/\">The Quality Mental Health Care Framework Implementation Toolkit<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ce148 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3ce148\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9c003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b9c003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mental Health Commission of Canada and HealthCareCAN released the Quality Mental Health Care Framework Implementation Toolkit in October 2025. This toolkit serves as a guide for health-care organizations in Canada on applying the Quality Mental Health Care Framework and its dimensions to their organizational practice.<\/p><p>The toolkit has been developed to support health-care providers, people with lived and living experience, administrators, health-care policy advisors, and decision makers in health-care organizations. It will assist users to embed quality mental health care practices into their unique workplace environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ad40b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45ad40b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a517e81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a517e81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497d855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"497d855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/better-for-all-adopting-the-quality-mental-health-care-framework\/\">Quality Mental Health Care Framework - Presentation and Resources\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a0fd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45a0fd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c387c59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c387c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A PowerPoint overview of the Quality Mental Health Care Framework has been developed to help raise awareness within organizations and get buy-in to implement it. It includes links to resources that can assist users in bringing the framework\u2019s eight dimensions to life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3559888 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3559888\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c1504 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6c1504\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd5eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cd5eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Webinars<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396a718 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"396a718\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee98413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee98413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Quality Mental Health Care Framework Webinar, an overview of the Quality Mental Health Care Framework and the Implementation Toolkit is given, then two health-care experts and a person with lived experience explore what equitable access to quality care looks like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d5345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4d5345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/reducing-structural-stigma-in-health-care-settings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Reducing structural stigma in health-care settings<\/em><\/a>, the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Ontario Network of CAPC\/CPNP Projects (Canadian Action Program for Children and the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program) describe how to identify structural stigma in various health-care settings and discuss learning strategies, tools, and principles to successfully dismantle it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1e997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf1e997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/a-vision-for-quality-mental-health-care-for-all-webinar\/\"><em>A Vision<\/em> <em>Quality Mental Health Care for All<\/em><\/a>, Quality Mental Health Care Network health leaders discuss their vision \u2013 based on the Quality Mental Health Care Framework \u2013 for improving the quality of mental health care for both service users and health-care workers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1beb0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1beb0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175e3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"175e3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/toward-quality-mental-health-care-dismantling-structural-stigma\/\"><em>Toward Quality Mental Health Care: Dismantling Structural Stigma<\/em><\/a>, health-care experts explore the stigma-free and inclusive dimension of the Quality Mental Health Care Framework, focusing on the crucial concept\u00a0of <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/structural-stigma\/?_gl=1*286cmq*_ga*MTMwNjk5NDcyLjE2ODY5MjIxMTY.*_ga_0X7SS473K6*MTcwMDc0NzkyNC4xNzIuMS4xNzAwNzQ4NTcyLjQuMC4w\">structural stigma<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a1db0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35a1db0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a2046 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13a2046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135a2a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"135a2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Vision for Quality Mental Health Care for All<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06da5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f06da5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9bcac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9bcac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please note that these webinars make reference to the original Quality Mental Health Care Framework and its 10 dimensions. Although out of date, these webinars provide a valuable overview on quality mental health care.A <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/a-vision-for-quality-mental-health-care-for-all\/\">brief video<\/a> about an individual\u2019s overwhelming journey to access quality mental health care. Learn how you and your organization can improve the experience for all. 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