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    Overview|Resources

    What is the issue?

    E-mental health delivers timely, effective mental health services by using the internet and other related technologies. Shown to be as effective as face-to-face treatment, e-mental health can provide the right care solutions when and where people need it.

    E-mental health offers

    • rapid access and shorter wait times
    • improved accessibility in rural and remote areas and inner cities
    • availability in many languages
    • cost-effective delivery
    • services tailored to specific habits, profiles, and preferences.

    What are we doing?

    Our plan to advance e-mental health includes

    • identifying and sharing best practices
    • engaging in strategic partnerships
    • advancing research
    • addressing knowledge gaps
    • investing in proven innovations.

    As part of our commitment to e-mental health, we offer a growing range of evidence-informed resources.

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    Toolkit for E-Mental Health Implementation

    Practical resources to help mental health providers and other people working in the field implement e-mental health innovations such as telehealth, apps, messaging services, and any internet-based technology.

    Watch our Toolkit for E-Mental Health Implementation webinar.

    Learn more from our E-Mental Health Case Scenarios and FAQ.

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    Mental Health, Technology and You

    Visual examples for people seeking care on how to use technology to access services and supports, co-created by people with lived experience of mental health problems or illnesses.

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    Mental Health Apps: How to Make an Informed Choice

    A two-pager designed to help service providers and people seeking care navigate the challenges of choosing the best apps.  

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    Newfoundland and Labrador Stepped Care 2.0 Demonstration Project

    A report of an 18-month project to implement Stepped Care 2.0, a model providing rapid, same day access to wellness and mental health resources such as apps, online self-help services, and behavioural prescriptions.

    • Stepped Care 2.0 fact sheet
    • Project news release
    • Stepped Care 2.0 workshop summary report
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    E-Mental Health in Canada: Transforming the Mental Health System Using Technology

    A briefing document about the opportunities and challenges of investing technology to transform the mental health care system from experts across Canada.

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    Re-Aiming E-Mental Health: A Rapid Review of Current Research

    A literature review identifying the current knowledge gaps and opportunities revealed by the latest research.

    Advancing the Evolution: Insights into the State of E-Mental Health Services in Canada

    An environmental scan of e-mental health initiatives that highlights the challenges of implementation and how to build on existing strengths.

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    Roundtable and conference summary reports

    Advancing Best Practices in E-Mental Health in Canada

    Addressing the Access Gap: Leveraging the Potential of E-Mental Health in Canada

    Leveraging Technology to Address Mental Health and Substance Use in Canada

    9th Annual E-Mental Health Conference: Caring in a Digital World - Summary Report

    The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) created a number of resources to address the current and future applications of e-mental health in order to reach more Canadians in need of help. Click on the links below for more information.

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    Transforming the Mental Health System Using Technology

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    Resources

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    E-Mental Health Case Scenarios & FAQs: Building Capacity for Digital Health Services
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    Newfoundland and Labrador Stepped Care 2.0 Demonstration Project - Final Report
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    Transformative Change through e-Mental Health
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    E-Mental Health: Transforming the System Using Technology - A Briefing Document
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    Toolkit for e-Mental Health Implementation
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    Mental Health Apps: How to Make an Informed Choice
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    Mental Health, Technology and You
    1.63 MB

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