{"id":91227,"date":"2025-09-16T15:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=91227"},"modified":"2025-10-07T15:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:22:38","slug":"schizophrenia-quality-standards-national-demonstration-project-outcomes-report","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/schizophrenia-quality-standards-national-demonstration-project-outcomes-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Schizophrenia Quality Standards National Demonstration Project Outcomes Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"91227\" class=\"elementor elementor-91227\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2ffaf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a2ffaf8\" 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-584fbcb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584fbcb5\" 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>With over 147,500 people in Canada affected by schizophrenia and facing inconsistent care, the Schizophrenia Quality Standards National Demonstration Project was launched in April 2023 through a collaboration between the Mental Health Commission of Canada and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. The purpose was to expand the implementation of Ontario Health\u2019s Schizophrenia Quality Standards (the Standards) nationally to diverse health-care sites across British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Participating sites received tailored support, education, and training to implement best practices through the Standards. A robust evaluation was a core component of this project; the project was shown to have improved the care for 920 individuals when it concluded in May 2025.<\/p><p>This project marks a pivotal step toward consistent, high-quality schizophrenia care across Canada, empowering organizations to adopt the Standards nationwide to improve outcomes and quality of life for adults living with schizophrenia.<\/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-ab1f8e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab1f8e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2030aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2030aa\" 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-d2bcf07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2bcf07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6e133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e6e133\" 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 the Schizophrenia Quality Standards National Demonstration Project Outcomes Report.<\/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-b80301f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b80301f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7056c9a elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7056c9a\" 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\/2025\/09\/SQS-Standards-Outcome-Report-2025-EN.pdf\">\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 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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22cbfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a22cbfb\" 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-29d3fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"29d3fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n#resource-download{\n    display: none !important;\n}\n<\/style>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over 147,500 people in Canada affected by schizophrenia and facing inconsistent care, the Schizophrenia Quality Standards National Demonstration Project was launched in April 2023 through a collaboration between the Mental Health Commission of Canada and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. 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