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Evidence to Improve Care

Major Depression

Care for Adults and Adolescents



Ontario Health thanks the following individuals for their generous, voluntary contributions of time and expertise to help create this quality standard (credentials at the time of initial development in 2015–2016):

Pierre Blier (co-chair, 2015–2016)
The Royal Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research

Peter Voore (co-chair, 2015–2016)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Anita Barnes
Neighbourhood Legal Services

Debbie Bauer
Occupational therapist, private practice

Marie-Hélène Chomienne
University of Ottawa, Hôpital Montfort

Rachel Cooper
St. Michael’s Hospital, Stella’s Place

Michael Dunn
Canadian Mental Health Association

Sonu Gaind
Humber River Hospital, Canadian Psychiatric Association

Sonja Grbevski
Hôtel-Dieu Grace Health Care

Crystal Kaukinen
Lakehead Nurse Practitioner–Led Clinic

Sidney Kennedy
University Health Network, University of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital

Paul Kurdyak
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Kathryn Leferman
Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre

Sandie Leith
Canadian Mental Health Association

Paul Links
St. Joseph’s Health Care

Vesna Milinkovic
Fred Victor Centre

Pauline Pariser (2015–2016)
Taddle Creek Family Health Team, University Health Network

Chris Perlman
School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo

Alicia Raimundo
Student

Raj Rasasingham
University of Toronto, Division of Child Psychiatry, Humber River Hospital

Neil Rector
Forest Hill Centre for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Frank Sirotich
Canadian Mental Health Association

Andrew Wiens
The Royal Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research

Gillian Young
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Ari Zaretsky
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 

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