Braden O’Neill is a family physician in the St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team and Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Unity Health Toronto.
With profound shifts in how mental health care is delivered, and a clear interest in the continued use of virtual care, a few simple recommendations can help everyone have a better experience in our “new normal.”
Despite the promises of “universality” and “accessibility” enshrined in the Canada Health Act, virtual delivery of family physician services for mental health varies enormously across the country.