Ontario, Canada Government Expands Use Of Integrated Mental Health & Addictions Care Models

On June 10, 2015, the Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) program in Ontario, Canada, announced it was continuing the expansion of integrated behavioral and physical health with the selection of two care models for replication across the province. The models are the Depression and Alcoholism - Validation of an Integrated Care Initiative (DA VINCI) and the Mentorship, Education, and Training in Addictions: Primary care-Hospital Integration (META:PHI). Both models currently operate in Toronto and will soon be expanded to seven new sites across the province. Over the next two years, the model sponsors will use the ARTIC change management . . .