Dear EDs and Admin Leads,
Further to our Memo released on January 30th, the IPHCC has developed a preliminary survey to assess the progress and utilization of the MHA funding. Recognizing that teams have until March 31st to spend these funds, the intent of this survey is to capture the work you have underway and identify areas where we can provide further guidance, if necessary. The survey should take 5-7 minutes to complete. Please note this is not a replacement for the fulsome evaluation that the IHPCC will send to you in April.
Please complete the survey before March 10, by clicking this link. Your participation is greatly appreciated and will help to inform the feedback provided to the Ministry as well as the final survey you will receive in April.
Please note the following from the IHPCC regarding the evaluation framework:
The scope of eligible work is wide, and you may have included unique innovations: we recognize that person-centered mental health is achieved not only by direct services to patients, but also supporting family and caregivers, and may include both individual services as well as panel or population education and outreach interventions, including efforts to address social determinants of mental health. This funding also provides an opportunity to reach systemically marginalized and people facing greater risk, including Indigenous, Black and Francophone communities, children, and youth, as well as those with chronic physical diseases (e.g., diabetes, heart disease and strokes, hypertension, lung diseases like COPD and asthma, kidney disease, etc.) which are associated with higher risk of concurrent mood and anxiety disorders, lower treatment adherence and poor health outcomes. Efforts that are culturally appropriate, motivate patient and caregiver autonomy and include measurements-based assessment (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7, PCL-5, Audit-C, etc.) and stepped-care interventions strongly demonstrate the value of all your work.
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