What we’re seeing, learning, and sharing.
Stay informed on the ideas, work, and conversations shaping mental health and substance use health systems through updates, events, and insights from our subject matter experts and partners.
June 19, 2026
Across jurisdictions, mental health and substance use health leaders are grappling with many of the same challenges—from access and workforce pressures to implementation and system change. Recent conversations with leaders across systems reveal shared questions, even as the contexts and…
March 31, 2026
Across organizations, communities, and public systems, there is a growing focus on how to better support mental health and wellbeing for employees, with efforts aimed at improving access, responding to increasing demand, and better meeting the needs of the people…
September 4, 2025
As we celebrate a new addition to the Stepped Care 2.0® (SC2.0) book series, we are also reflecting on the journey of system transformation so far. In this first article from our Founding Thinkers Space, Dr. Gillian Berry shares the…
August 14, 2025
Over the past several years, Stepped Care Solutions and the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) have partnered to transform mental health and substance use health systems alongside governments, organizations and community groups across the country. Through a shared commitment…
E21
This episode features a conversation on substance use health, stigma, and integrated care between Stepped Care Solutions’ Sonyia Taggart-Mint and Shawn Fisk, Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships at CAPSA. They also speak about the growing movement to consider substance use health as a third dimension of personal wellbeing interconnected to our mental and physical health.
E20
Can an ecosystems approach to mental health bridge gaps in and across overcomplicated mental health and substance use health systems? Explore these ideas with Stepped Care Solutions’ AnnMarie Churchill and Converge Mental Health Coalition’s Meaghon Reid in the latest episode of The “So, Why?” Podcast.
E19
On this episode of The “So, Why?” Podcast, Stepped Care Solutions’ Kait Saxton speaks with McGill University’s Vera Romano about how McGill has been re-designing its campus mental health system to be more responsive to and reflective of its student population.
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On this episode of The “So, Why?” Podcast, Stepped Care Solutions’ Shauna Cronin and CAMH’s Lori Spadorcia discuss how mental health and substance use health partnerships can be utilized to direct system resources where they are most needed.
November 12, 2026 · 12:00–1:15 pm ET
Virtual
What does it really mean to provide Open Access to care — and what does it take to make it work? This interactive Community of Practice session will explore the benefits and challenges of moving beyond conventional referral and intake pathways toward more immediate, flexible access to mental health and substance use health supports.
Registration opens Fall 2026
Hosted by Stepped Care Solutions. Following the Winter Learning Series which focused on Practical Solutions for Stepped Care Systems, this upcoming fall series zooms in on the workforce ecosystem. System transformation is only as sustainable as the people driving it. In this two-session series, we explore how to move beyond “surviving” change toward a culture of collective wellbeing within an adaptive ecosystem.
May 6, 2026
Virtual (Zoom webinar)
Unsinkable and Stepped Care Solutions come together to explore the full arc of mental health storytelling — from individual experience to institutional transformation. Moderated by Afreina Noor, this fireside conversation brings together perspectives across the storytelling spectrum — from lived experience to systems design — to examine how narratives shape both personal healing and institutional change.
Registration opens Fall 2026
Virtual
Part of the Spring 2026 Learning Series. Details coming soon.
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