Partnerships

Strongest Families Institute (SFI) is an award-winning charity grounded in twenty years of social science research. Our evidence-based, bilingual mental health services are available for children/youth, adults, and their families, when and where they need them. SFI began as a research program by the Centre for Research in Family Health at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia with funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Our research within Canada and beyond shows that our skill-based programs are effective in addressing mental health conditions with lasting impacts. SFI’s scientifically proven distance services improve mental health and well-being by leveraging the advantages of best science, our highly skilled telephone coaches, and our innovative technology (IRIS). Our system and services have been co-designed; SFI engages regularly with adult and youth advisory committees to inform ongoing improvements. SFI hopes to bring these same evidence-informed research and practices to the DIVERT Mental Health program.

The Indigenous Friends Association (IFA) is an Indigenous-led tech not-for-profit organization in Canada that bridges the gaps between Indigeneity and digital technologies through education, software development and research. The IFA’s vision is to work with Indigenous communities in training and supporting them in developing digital skills to help them access educational and employment opportunities in the tech sector. This factor will create a more inclusive tech industry that will allow us to bring other forms of knowledge to design more ethical and responsible digital technologies for everyone.

360°kids believes in homelessness prevention and that every young person deserves a safe place to call home. Operating since 1989, we provide a range of services to youth 16-26yrs including housing, employment, education and well-being to help youth transition from crisis to a stability. Our name 360°kids refers to the comprehensive approach taken to assisting youth and surrounding them with care. We are proud to partner with DIVERT Mental Health to offer frontline perspectives on at-risk youth mental health care and help build inclusive and accessible mental health practices to surround kids in crisis with appropriate care.

Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada has decades of experience building capacity with the significant adults in a child’s life to support and promote their mental health. We are Canada’s most networked mental health and resilience-based organization offering primary prevention programs for close to 50 years. We have a history of developing and delivering psychology and evidence-based programs and resources that nurture resilience in children giving them a solid foundation of mental health before problems or issues begin. As a partner in DIVERT, our hope is that we can better serve the diverse communities in which we support.

Since 2004, the Knowledge Institute has supported Ontario child and youth mental health agencies, communities and decisionmakers to help young people in Ontario develop in ways that expand their future opportunities and ensure lifelong mental health. Their work is anchored by two core goals: to mobilize knowledge and improve quality across the province’s child and youth mental health and addictions sector. In line with DIVERT’s goals, advancing equity and inclusion, and building service providers’ capacity to deliver culturally responsive care – by connecting them with the latest evidence and training opportunities – are key focus areas for the Knowledge Institute.