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LEADing Practices: Arle Jones & Amanda Condon Digital Health in Canada Interview 2014

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Hear from the LEADing Practice award recipients - recorded at the 2014 Advancing Care Peer Leader Symposium, hosted by Canada Health Infoway: Arle Jones & Amanda Condon discuss the benefits of a collaboration between home care and primary care teams.

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Mental Health Engagement Network

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This research study introduces, delivers, and evaluates the benefits of using web and mobile technology to provide consistent supportive health care to individuals living within London, Ontario and the surrounding area who have been diagnosed with a...

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Mental Health Engagement Network: An Analysis of Outcomes Following a Mobile and Web-based Intervention

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The Mental Health Engagement Network (MHEN) project introduces, delivers and evaluates the use of consumer driven web and mobile based technologies in the delivery of mental health care services to individuals living in the community (approximately 400...

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Mental Health Engagement Network: Innovating Community-Based Mental Healthcare

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Canadian mental health care reform calls for new service delivery models that capitalize on health promotion, support and early intervention as patients and services are transitioning from institutions to communities. The Mental Health Engagement...

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Mental Health Engagement Network (MHEN): Connecting Clients with their Health Team Benefits Evaluation Report

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21 April 2016

The Mental Health Engagement Network (MHEN) project developed, delivered, and evaluated an interactive web-based personal health record, the Lawson SMART Record (LSR), to assist mental health clients in managing their care and connecting with their care...

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Empowered Patients and Enhanced Care: The Role of Technology in Transforming Mental Health Services

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23 November 2016

Dr. David Gratzer, Physician-in-Charge, Inpatient Services, Scarborough Hospital Beth Brannon, Administrative Director, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences Person with lived experience, Lakeridge Health Moderator: MaryAnn Notarianni,...

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Ontario Shores’ HealthCheck Patient Portal Benefits Evaluation Report

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17 November 2016

In December, 2014, Ontario Shores launched the ‘Healthcheck’ Patient Portal to provide patients and caregivers access to their health information, with the aim to promote patient engagement and partnerships in care. The results of this benefits...

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A Web-Based Patient Portal for Mental Health Care: Benefits Evaluation

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Research was conducted for the benefits evaluation of a Web-based portal for patients undergoing treatment for serious or persistent mental illness. Canada Health Infoway invested in this project. The article is available in English only as originally...

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The Social Media Mental Health Connection

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Posted on April 8, 2019 by Michael Green Follow @MGreenonHealth It takes just one simple online search to uncover all sorts of dangers and warnings around social media use. From loss of productivity to impairing sleep, there is no lack of research or...

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A Look Back at Digital Health Week

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Posted on November 29, 2016 by Shelagh Maloney Thanks to all who participated in Digital Health Week (Nov. 14-20)! The event was very successful in sparking conversations with Canadians about how digital health is empowering them in moving from patients...

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Denice's Story: Connecting with an Online Community

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Watch Denice discuss the online support that she received after the death of her teenage son, and how using digital health tools has had a positive impact on her overall health and wellness.

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Innovative Digital Solutions for Mental Health Care

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Posted on October 15, 2019 by Krista Balenko Canadians with mental health issues are struggling to navigate the health system and often don’t know where to begin, resulting in trips to hospital emergency departments or, sadly, doing nothing at all....

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Supporting Young People with Mental Health Needs Through Kids Help Phone Enables Better Self Management

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Posted on October 24, 2019 by Ellie Yu Over the past few years, Infoway has been investing in the expansion of Kids Help Phone services to young people in Canada. Kids Help Phone is the only 24/7, national support service in Canada that offers...

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e-Mental Health Solution Supports Patients

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Meet Ontario patients John and Jane who share their experience using an e-mental health solution called Big White Wall. The solution provides online support and resources that patient s can use 24/7. Big White Wall is an Infoway-sponsored project...

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Improved Access to Care with e-Mental Health Tools

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In Canada, one in five individuals are affected by mental health issues. At Canada Health Infoway we're working to improve access to mental health services by promoting the use of e-mental health tools, such as Kids Help Phone, Big White Wall and Bridge...

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Virtual Beats Viral

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Posted on May 19, 2020 by Katie Bryski It’s been nine weeks since I came home and stayed home. In that time, we’ve seen extraordinary growth of virtual care across Canada. As our health system faces unprecedented challenges, virtual care has proven to...

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Kids Help Phone Crisis Texting Service Help Young People Avoid Emergency Department Visits

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Posted on November 19, 2019 by Ellie Yu In our previous post , we discussed the expansion of Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone and the demographics of its users. Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone is available across Canada. In just...

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It’s Time to GET LOUD about Mental Health in the Workplace

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Posted on May 8, 2015 by Nicole Hodgkinson Only a third of those who need mental health services in Canada actually receive them, which is why the theme of this year’s annual Mental Health Week, “GET LOUD,” is appropriate.

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Plugged In: Canadian Adolescents’ use of e-Mental Health Tools

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Posted on August 18, 2020 by Nancy Gupta Growing up is hard to do, especially online. Adolescence has always brought challenges, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added substantial stress to the lives of youth and young adults across Canada. Physical...

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Back to School with Tel-jeunes/LigneParents

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Posted on September 8, 2020 by Myriam Brel A new school year can be exciting — and stressful. Academic anxieties, bullying, romances and peer pressure add up to considerable weight on young shoulders. Heading back to the classroom during a pandemic only...

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