Mental health partnership to spark ‘transfortmative change’ in mental health care in Ontario [Video]

The world-renowned Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Lakeridge Health hospital group are teaming up on mental health care in Durham Region by combining expertise to provide accessible, high-quality care close to home for those with mental health challenges.

Lakeridge Health CEO Cynthia Davis called the first-of-its-kind partnership a “significant milestone” for mental health care in Durham Region. “Our individual and collective health truly depends on a collaborative, patient-focused approach where silos are removed and organizations work together toward shared goals. This is at the core of Lakeridge Health’s mental health strategy,” she said at Friday morning’s launch announcement in Oshawa. “Today’s announcement not only reinforces our commitment to strengthening urgent and emergency mental health care right here at home, but it is also an open invitation for other organizations to join us in partnership for even greater impact.”

Delivering mental health care through a “replicable model” …