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Title: eMentalHealth.ca: Overview


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eMentalHealth.ca Overview
Revised Nov11, 2008
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The Problem
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Mental health problems are
  • A massive burden
  • Directly related to
  • 75 of short term disability claims
  • 79 of long-term disability claims
  • gt 3B direct economic costs to employers
  • Staying _at_ Work Survey (Sept 2005)
    http//www.watsonwyatt.com/canada

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The human cost?
  • Immeasurable.

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To get help you need to know where to go
  • Unfortunately, the average person doesnt know
    where to go
  • Stigma makes it even harder to ask where to go
  • And even if they ask someone (even their family
    physician), there is no guarantee that person
    knows where to go either!

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The Solution
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The Solution eMentalHealth.ca
  • Where to go for help in your local area (i.e.
    mental health resources)
  • When mental health events are happening (events
    calendar)
  • What (i.e. plans are underway to have mental
    health information)

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eMentalHealth.ca Help is Just a Few Clicks Away
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Who We Are
  • 2004
  • Concept site by Dr. Michael Cheng, CHEO
  • 2005
  • Joint venture / initiative with the Crossroads
    Childrens Centre and Amy Martin, Clinician

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Our Team includes
  • Core Management Team
  • Michael Cheng, Co-Founder
  • Amy Martin, Co-Founder (volunteer)
  • (Volunteer) Advisory Panel
  • Cynthia Clark Jennifer Forbes Bob Polack Ivan
    Valdivia Vanessa Woods
  • Team of Volunteers
  • Including volunteer translators!
  • Web Development Team
  • Programmer
  • Designer

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Innovative Features of eMentalHealth
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Innovative Features
  • eMentalHealth.ca is a knowledge exchange website
    that lets local communities manage their own
  • Local mental health resource directory
  • all ages, public and non-public resources
  • Community events calendar
  • Community news
  • Other Features
  • Information about mental health conditions and
    related topics

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Complements Other Databases such as 211
  • eMH complements other existing database systems,
    such as 211
  • One size does not fit all it is impossible for
    one database alone to meet everyones needs
  • There will always need to be general and
    specialized databases

General
Specialized
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How eMH complements 211
  • Even with 211 or local Blue Books
  • Mental health service providers still make their
    own specialized lists
  • Even with eMH
  • Sub-specialized mental health groups still make
    their own lists
  • Autism Lists
  • ADHD Lists, etc

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Detailed Page
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Innovative Features
  • Once youve found the resource, you can
  • PRINT IT OUT or
  • EMAIL IT to your patient, client, friend

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Online Events Calendar
  • Whats going on in the community?
  • Workshops/Seminars
  • Conferences
  • Courses/Programs
  • Special events
  • Etc

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So what is our Secret?
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We Use Open Source Software
What is Open Source software?
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Open Source is Free
  • Open Source is a free way to develop software
    that is not owned by any company
  • Open Source software can shared freely with
    communities without additional, commercial
    licensing cost!

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We Use Open Source Software
  • As opposed to traditional, expensive, commercial,
    proprietary software
  • Which you cannot give away freely or share freely
    with others because that would be piracy

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Bookshelf Analogy
  • eMH is a free bookshelf
  • So far, it has books on the Ontario shelves, and
    a small number of books on all the other
    provincial shelves
  • We are looking to fill all the shelves with books

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Expansion across Canada
  • eMH currently has information about provincial
    mental health resources for all provinces

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How is the Website/Database Managed?
  • Traditional databases require large commitment of
    IT and human resources

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Solution ? Distributed Content Management
  • The worlds largest, multilingual encyclopedia is
    built entirely by distributed content management
  • I.e. Volunteers with an internet connection

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How it Works for eMentalHealth
Organization Staff
General public
New Information Entered
Local Site Editor(s) Approve, Reject or Edit
Information
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Summary of Historical Challenges/Solutions
  • Databases are expensive
  • Thus we use Open Source
  • Databases require excessive effort to maintain
  • Thus we use Distributed Content Management

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Partnerships for Mental Health Information
  • eMentalHealth.ca is a founding member of the
  • whose other members include

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Local Partners
  • Communities who have their own local
    eMentalHealth.ca databases, and the partners
    which manage these sites include
  • New Path, Simcoe County, Ontario
  • Cornwall Community Hospital, Stormont Dundas
    Glengarry County (SDG), Ontario
  • Canadian Mental Health Assocaition, Prescott
    Russell / SDG, Ontario
  • Open Doors, Lanark County, Ontario

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Who has funded us to date?
  • Startup grants from
  • Community Foundation Ottawa (for Resource
    Directory)
  • Community Project Ottawa (for Events Calendar)
  • Currently time-limited funding from
  • Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and
    Youth Mental Health
  • CHEO Psychiatry Associates

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Testimonials
  • it is difficult for parents to access what
    mental health services are available A good
    start has been made through their e-mental
    health website www.ementalhealth.ca. It is
    recommended that this Canadian best practice be
    funded to expand this portal service across
    Canada.

Leitch, K., (2008). Reaching for the Top A
Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children and
Canada's Youth
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Summary
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So one day, anywhere in Canada
Wow! I can get help at a place just around the
corner Ill give them a call
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Because its easier to get help if you know where
to find it.
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Thank you for your time!
Feel free to contact us via www.ementalhealth.ca
if you have any further questions!
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