The Government of Canada invests $4.8M into research networks that will share knowledge and best practices internationally on mental health services and health systems
June 6, 2017 – Ottawa, Ontario — Networks of Centres of Excellence
Canadian health researchers are working hard to put their discoveries into the hands of the counselors, doctors and nurses on the front-lines of supporting their clients as they recover. The Government of Canada values their important contributions which help to guarantee the best mental health and health system services are available to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Today, Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan along with Joël Lightbound, Parliamentary Secretary to Jane Philpott, the Minister of Health announced $4.8 million in funding for three new networks under the International Knowledge Translation Platforms (IKTP) initiative of the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE). This funding will support international collaborations for youth mental health and addiction services, prisoner mental health services and best practices in health care supply chains.
"The health of our young people, including their mental health, is critical to ensuring a strong and healthy Canada today and in the future. Through our support for the Healthy Young People Everywhere (HYPE) network, the Government of Canada is helping health care providers improve mental health care, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of young Canadians."Today’s announcement was made at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre where one of the project recipients, Healthy Young People Everywhere (HYPE), is based. One of its co-directors, Dr. Ian Manion, directs Youth Mental Health Research at The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research. With the help of their international partners, HYPE is addressing urgent priorities in youth mental health and addiction service delivery, such as timely access to counselor and health professionals who provide much needed care. Their work engages youth and their families and generates the scientific framework to ensure evidence is integrated into practice and policy.
Project recipients also include the International Collaboration for Excellence and Innovation in Mental Health in Corrections (I-CEIsMIC), and the Supply Chain Advancement Network in Health (SCAN Health). Recipients will each receive $1.6 million in funding over the next four years.
"Our current systems of youth mental health care are not sustainable. Governments, service providers, researchers and advocates are just some of those who are hungry for evidence to guide their efforts to build systems that better meet the holistic needs of youth. They also need support in the implementation and sustainability of such efforts. The HYPE Network represents an important bridge between research policy and practice. There has never been a better time for such global collaboration and action."