 
Doing More With What You Know > Organization Profiles
Organization Profiles showcases Ontario-based organizations involved in mobilizing knowledge about child and youth mental health. At any given time, two organizations are profiled on our website, changing on a quarterly basis. The profiles describe the organization’s mission, activities and services. They also detail their knowledge exchange practices, showing how other organizations can become more involved in knowledge exchange. Currently we are profiling Invest in Kids and Integra. Previous Profiles Include: To be considered for profiling, an organization must be based in Ontario and be primarily involved in child and youth mental health. Interested organizations can complete the following questionnaire and submit it via email to onthepoint@cheo.on.ca for consideration. Knowledge Exchange Activities Scan and Literature Review Organization Profiles began with information collected from the Centre's Knowledge Exchange Activities Scan. This scan investigated the knowledge exchange activities, practices and perceptions of child and youth mental health organizations in Ontario. It included a detailed examination of each selected organization’s website followed by the completion of a questionnaire. The questionnaire gave organizations an opportunity to elaborate on their knowledge exchange practices. A report, summarizing the results of the scan is available here: Current Knowledge Exchange Profiles of Child and Youth Mental Health Organizations Invest in Kids is a national charity dedicated to helping parents become the parents they want and need to be. By translating the science of parenting and child development into engaging, easy-to-understand, relevant resources for parents and professionals, Invest in Kids aims to strengthen the knowledge, skills and confidence of all those who touch the lives of our youngest children to ensure the healthy social, emotional and intellectual development of children from birth to age five. From its head office in Toronto, and regional offices in Nova Scotia, Alberta and British Columbia, Invest in Kids focuses its efforts on research, parent education, public education and professional education. Invest in Kids and Knowledge Exchange Invest in Kids is committed to the exchange of knowledge about parenting and child development. Targeted audiences include parents, professionals, researchers and policymakers. The Invest in Kids website highlights a number of their current knowledge exchange activities. Please take some time to look at the screen shot we have created to emphasize some of these activities, as well as the Invest in Kids website itself. Invest in Kids makes use of a wide variety of knowledge exchange vehicles in order to share the relevant information that has been gathered. They are providing information and knowledge, attracting information seekers to their tools and resources. They are creating linkages and connecting a variety of organizations with each other. Invest in Kids is also involved in facilitating exchanges between individuals and groups in a number of creative ways including:
Visit the Invest in Kids Website www.investinkids.ca for more information about their activities. Please direct any questions or concerns you may have to Rozvita Gabric at Invest in Kids rgabric@investinkids.ca. Integra is an accredited Children's Mental Health Centre, located in Toronto, Ontario. Integra specializes in the treatment of vulnerable children and youth with learning disabilities. Their mission is to improve social, emotional and behavioural outcomes through a range of specialized therapeutic, family-centred services, community education and research. Integra offers a range of services to children and youth (ages 8-18) with learning disabilities, and to their families, providing information, advocacy and therapeutic support. They direct active research, consultation and training programs with regard to learning disabilities and children’s mental health. Integra also operates Camp Towhee, a therapeutic residential summer camp for children and youth. Integra and Knowledge Exchange Integra is actively involved in a number of Knowledge Exchange Activities, aimed at increasing knowledge and awareness of mental health difficulties and learning disabilities among children and youth. The Integra Website highlights some of their most significant accomplishments in the areas of Knowledge Exchange. In addition to the Knowledge Exchange vehicles described above, Integra also hosts a resource library with books, articles, videos and DVD's available for outside circulation. This center is available to mental health practitioners, educators and the general public by appointment. Integra is involved in a wide variety of knowledge exchange activities regarding child and youth mental health. Visiting their website may help other organizations develop ideas regarding potential knowledge exchange activities to become involved in. For more information about this organization and their knowledge exchange activities, please visit www.integra.on.ca or contact the director of Community Consultation, Barbara Muskat at bmuskat@integra.on.ca. Previous Knowledge Exchange Profiles of Child and Youth Mental Health Organizations
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Knowledge Exchange Activities Questionnaire
Knowledge Exchange Activities Scan
