Building Integrated Capacity in Autism & Mental Health
Presenter(s)
Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO), in partnership with Autism Ontario and Dr. Jonathan Weiss
Autistic children and youth who have co-occurring mental health challenges often struggle to access mental health treatments due to limited service provider capacity and siloed service delivery models. Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO), in partnership with Autism Ontario and Dr. Jonathan Weiss, has developed a bilingual training program to build both sectors’ capacity in delivering integrated mental health services for autistic children and youth. These virtual sessions are designed to help providers enhance their expertise in treating and supporting autistic children and youth who have mental health challenges and their families.
CMHO, in collaboration with Autism Ontario and Dr. Weiss, has developed a comprehensive training program for autism and mental health providers practicing in Ontario. The training will support professionals to enhance their expertise in treating and supporting autistic children and youth. Sustainability is a key focus for CMHO and our partners to ensure that both sectors’ knowledge and expertise are maintained. We expect to train approximately 5,000 mental health and autism providers in both the public and private sectors. This project is funded by the Government of Ontario.