{"id":73840,"date":"2024-09-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=73840"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:30:18","slug":"ementalhealthstrategy","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/ementalhealthstrategy\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Mental Health Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"73840\" class=\"elementor elementor-73840\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7884127 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7884127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a180f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a180f2\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-73710 \" style=\"width: 390px; float: left; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eMentalHealth-page.jpg\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eMentalHealth-page.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eMentalHealth-page-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eMentalHealth-page-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eMentalHealth-page-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>An E-Mental Health Strategy for Canada<\/strong><\/p><p>In response to the burgeoning use of e-mental health (e-MH) solutions and resources in Canada, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) developed the first E-Mental Health Strategy for Canada, building on the MHCC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/mental-health-strategy-for-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada<\/a> and lessons learned from successful e-MH initiatives established around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-6d7c955 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d7c955\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97193a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b97193a\" 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 MHCC initiated a national consultation among leaders, policy makers, researchers, practitioners, and user representatives with lived and living experience involved in e-MH services at all levels. Their input supported the development of a \u201cguiding star\u201d document to highlight priorities for use in charting the future direction and development of e-MH in Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-e8dc521 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8dc521\" 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-5e10529 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e10529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9bc0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a9bc0a\" 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\">Download E-Mental Health Strategy<\/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-370062b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"370062b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6228298 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6228298\" 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=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/An-E-Mental-Health-Strategy-for-Canada-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\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\">Download The PDF<\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084b11c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"084b11c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcaa981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcaa981\" 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>This strategy is the result of a three-phased approach.<\/p><p><strong>Phase 1<\/strong> included a comprehensive literature review and collaborator interviews with practitioners, health leaders, researchers, and people with lived and living experience.<\/p><p>In <strong>Phase 2<\/strong>, the priorities and recommendations were developed by the advisory committee and working group members, and shared with the MHCC&#8217;s e-MH Collaborative members to confirm all the priority issues and actions that a strategy should address.<\/p><p>In <strong>Phase 3<\/strong>, these groups and other experts were engaged to validate the final content.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-e156816 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e156816\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea2eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ea2eec\" 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>Collaborators identified the following priority issues to be addressed in planning and implementing the future course of e-MH services in Canada:<\/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-a765a40 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a765a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Priority 1:<\/b><br \/> Improve perception, awareness, and engagement in e-MH.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Priority 2:<\/b><br \/> Develop resources for evaluating the effectiveness of e-MH solutions and programs.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Priority 3:<\/b><br \/> Address the quality of e-MH solutions and services, including privacy and data protection concerns.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Priority 4:<\/b><br \/> Reduce barriers and address system challenges to e-MH solution adoption.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Priority 5:<\/b><br \/> Embed IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility) principles in all e-MH development, tools, and delivery.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Priority 6:<\/b><br \/> Support the mental health workforce to integrate e-MH into their practice.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\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-e8e60d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8e60d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0170c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0170c1e\" 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 experts consulted on this strategy identified the following recommendations to address the challenges and issues described in the priority areas:<\/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-890f317 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"890f317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 1<\/strong><br \/> Advance the development and promotion of a readiness assessment tool for service providers.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 2<\/strong><br \/> Develop and launch comprehensive e-MH training for the mental health workforce.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 3<\/strong><br \/>Advance and promote a best-practice guideline for using e-MH tools. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 4<\/strong><br \/> Increase safety with the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 5<\/strong><br \/> Develop a national mental health app library. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 6<\/strong><br \/> Establish a champions network.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 7<\/strong><br \/> Develop a navigation site and public awareness campaign for quality e-MH solutions.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 8<\/strong><br \/> Leverage e-MH to support the continued utilization of interdisciplinary health-care teams, including mental health professionals.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 9<\/strong><br \/>Consider the role of e-MH in Canada\u2019s high-speed bandwidth initiatives. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 10<\/strong><br \/>Invest in the development of e-MH solutions for a spectrum of intensity of services.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 11<\/strong><br \/> Allow for e-MH solutions in all funding models for provincial and territorial health systems.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recommendation 12<\/strong><br \/>Advance interoperability of mental health data between providers and personal data ownership.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\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-d2b4be0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2b4be0\" 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4acc59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4acc59b\" 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>It is the MHCC\u2019s hope that the priority issues and recommendations presented in this strategy will provide a blueprint for the future development and adoption of e-MH in Canada. Governments and mental health organizations can use the strategy in shaping their next steps and strategic plans around e-MH. 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