Ontario Child and Youth Mental Health Clinical Assessments by Region

Clinical assessment data for children and youth with mental health concerns, collected using the interRAI ChYMH and ChYMH-DD instruments. The dataset is organized by six Ministry of Children and Youth Services regions in Ontario, covering Central, East, North, Toronto, West, and the entire province.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional service patterns across the six Ministry regions (Central, East, North, Toronto, West, Ontario) using organizational referral and discharge data.
• Model clinical outcomes based on assessment variables from the interRAI ChYMH and ChYMH-DD instruments.
• Compare assessment profiles for children and youth served in inpatient versus community-based mental health programs.

Strengths

• Data is collected using standardized clinical assessment instruments (interRAI ChYMH and ChYMH-DD).
• Provides geographic segmentation across six distinct administrative regions in Ontario.
• Contains both organizational data on service pathways and detailed clinical assessment data.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Clinical variables are not listed, requiring review of the data dictionary for analytical planning.
• Data freshness is unclear as the last update date is in the future (2026-03 11).

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario, Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI).

Collection Method

Collected via the interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health (ChYMH) and ChYMH-Developmental Disability (ChYMH-DD) assessment instruments from inpatient and community-based programs.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is listed as 2026-03-11, which indicates a potential data entry error or future update.

Geography

Ontario, Canada, segmented into six Ministry of Children and Youth Services regions: Central, East, North, Toronto, West, and Ontario.