Development of Universal Mental Health and Addictions Care System

ATN was engaged by OAMH to undertake several projects to provide research and recommendations to inform the development of a Universal Mental Health and Addictions Care system (UMHAC) in Nova Scotia. These projects spanned 2022-2023 and included:

• A Future State Analysis Project: The project focused on examining possible compensation models and billing code approaches for bringing APs into the proposed UMHAC, along with implementation paths and potential implications for each option.
• A Patient Journey Mapping Project: The purpose of the project was to provide valuable evidence for building the integrated mental health and addiction services model profiled in Nova Scotia’s Action for Health Plan.
• Development of a Community Wellness Framework: This project built on GATN’s previously completed work for OAMH on the evaluation of funding frameworks for CBOs providing Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) services and supports in Nova Scotia.
• Development of a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability Framework for UMHAC: this included a gap analysis, a jurisdictional scan, development of seven logic models, and accompanying seven evaluation frameworks.
• Impacts of UMHAC on First Nations Study: This project assessed the impact of the Universal Mental Health and Addictions Care (UMHAC) framework on Mi’kmaw and other Indigenous Communities in light of existing health policies, legislation and agreements.