Provincial

Provincial Screening and Assessment

The Best Practice Screening and Assessment Project gathered the best available evidence and feedback from key stakeholders to develop and pilot test an evidence-based and standardized staged screening and assessment process for LHIN-funded substance use services in Ontario.

What is the system challenge?

Value for the System:

  • More consistent, evidence-based approach to service.
  • Enhanced ability to identify and assess co-occurring mental health issues.
  • Comprehensive assessment and detailed, integrated reports support matching to a treatment setting with appropriate resource intensity.
  • Detailed client profiles based on information generated through assessment can be used for gap analysis and planning at the agency and Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) level.
  • High potential for outcome monitoring.

What are we doing about it?

Supported Implementation:

This evidence-based staged screening and assessment process is being rolled out across Ontario using implementation science, a purposeful and effective framework for implementing new practices. The implementation process will include:

  • Development of LHIN-specific implementation plans.
  • Training and capacity building for the new process.
  • Coaching support for agency implementation.
  • Opportunity to provide feedback on the implementation and related supports through participation on LHIN and/or agency implementation teams, contributing to evaluation.
SS&A diagram illustrating each assessment stage and applicable screen based on age group.
?What's this?

Full Implementation

The project has not yet reached this implementation stage.

Who is involved?

The process is being implemented within LHIN/Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care funded addiction service agencies across Ontario. Implementation is beginning in approximately half of the LHINs with the other half engaged in planning for implementation in 2016.

How do we know it works?

150

agencies involved in implementation activities to date

900+

staff trained and about 500 certified

7000+

GAIN Q3 MI ONT assessments completed provincially

Next Steps

SS&A implementation will continue to be supported by the Provincial System Support Program at the CAMH.  The focus moving forward will be on transitioning the system to use of these tools in everyday practice.  

Resources

For more information, please contact:

Kim Baker, Implementation Supervisor

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