The success of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario is only possible because of the talented and passionate team members involved across the province. YWHO is comprised of:
Local YWHO Networks include a core Youth Wellness Team that delivers services to youth and families. They are essential for implementing the YWHO model of care.
Each Youth Wellness Team is comprised of:
These roles may be adapted based on the unique population composition of youth within the community.
All Youth Wellness Teams subscribe to the values of equity and youth engagement that are central to the YWHO Model of Care. Staff also practice trauma-informed care and harm reduction approaches within a culturally responsive lens. Youth Wellness Teams continually strive to ensure that they offer integrated and collaborative care to youth through low barrier service offerings.
The YWHO Provincial Office supports the entire YWHO Network with operations, implementation, data and evaluation, youth and family engagement, equity support, communications, and more. The team is led by Dr. Jo Henderson.
Includes a core team of staff that support implementation at YWHO sites across the province, and draw on expertise from several teams at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) including:
YWHO PO Functions:
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Executive Director of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario
Director of Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth & Family Mental Health
Senior Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Dr. Henderson is the Director of the Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth & Family Mental Health at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Executive Director of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario. They are also a Senior Scientist at CAMH and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Their work aims to improve access to high-quality, integrated services for youth with substance use and/or mental health concerns and their families.
