Mental Health and Addictions Dashboard
Ontario Mental Health System Reporting
Since 2013, ICES’ Mental Health and Addictions Program Framework Research Team has been tasked by the Ontario Ministry of Health with monitoring and evaluating the province’s mental health and addictions system through performance measures, or indicators.
This dashboard provides an overview of mental health and addiction trends in Ontario including sociodemographic characteristics that may impact mental health service use and access to care.
The dashboard is updated quarterly using timely data provided by ICES’ data partners. Data have been linked using unique encoded identifiers and analyzed at ICES.
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*New updates include data analyzed till June 2022 for MHA-related ED visits, ED visits for intentional self-injury, MHA-related hospitalizations, MHA-related outpatient visits and Individuals seen by a primary care provider, psychiatrist or paediatrician for MHA-related care.
Rates presented in the dashboard are crude rates unless otherwise specified. Standardized rates are age- and sex- standardized.
For any questions related to the MHA Dashboard, please contact the MHAP Research Team at MHAP@ices.on.ca.
Last updated: January 19, 2023
Next expected update: April 2023
The dashboard is supported by ICES, which is funded by an annual grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC). Parts of this report are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by Service Ontario and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). The opinions, results and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not reflect those of the funding or data sources; no endorsement is intended or should be inferred.