Seeing a Difference: Demonstrating the Impact of New Investments in Our Community Mental Health System


CAMH, CMHA Ontario, OFCMHAP, OMHF, MOHLTC
June 2007

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Executive Summary

Background

The Systems Enhancement Evaluation Initiative (SEEI) is a unique and exciting four-year research initiative that has brought together researchers, providers, decision makers, consumers and family members to explore the system impact of new mental health funding in Ontario. The SEEI includes nine studies of the changes over time in our community mental health system that have resulted from dramatic new annual funding for programs since 2004. The studies were initiated in two phases. Phase 1 includes the Impact Study, which looks at changes in use of hospitals and correction services by people with mental illness, and the Matryoshka Project, which explores effects on continuity of care of early intervention in psychosis programs and court support programs. These studies began in 2005. The Phase 2 Studies consist of seven smaller studies initiated in 2006. After two years of data collection and analysis by the Phase 1 Studies, we can begin to see some early change in the community mental health system.

SEEI has also developed the Ontario Mental Health and Addictions Knowledge Exchange Network (OMHAKEN) to support and inform the research. This 'network of networks' has already had involvement in the Phase 1 Studies and, as it develops, will provide a platform for linking the practice, policy, consumer and family communities to the research community to ensure research is relevant and applicable to the field.

This report is a second look at what is occurring in the province. An earlier glimpse of the system prior to the implementation of new funding was provided in the SEEI Update Winter 2007 newsletter (posted in the Mental Health and Addictions Portal on www.ehealthontario.ca). A more in-depth picture will be available in 2009, when we will report on the final results for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 Studies.


SEEI Interim Key Findings

Preliminary findings suggest that the additional $142 million Ontario has invested since 2004 in community mental health is making an impact in the following ways:

For details, download the full report (see above for link).


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