Mental Health and Addictions Clinical Resources

Find clinical resources to help you support people and families who need mental health and addictions care.

Quality Standards

Quality standards outline what quality care looks like for clinicians, individuals, families and caregivers. Based on the best available evidence, quality standards focus on key areas for improvement. They provide the blueprint to enable the health care system in Ontario to work better, facilitate smooth transitions, and ensure people receive the same high-quality care, regardless of where they live.

Quality standards cover a wide range of mental health and addictions-related topics:

• Anxiety disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Insomnia Disorder
• Major depression
• Medication safety
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Opioid use disorder (opioid addiction)
• Problematic alcohol use and alcohol use disorder
• Schizophrenia care in hospital
• Schizophrenia care in the community
• Transitions between hospital and home
• Transitions from youth to adult health care services