Experience Exchange: Sharing the Latest Updates on the Ontario Common Assessment of Need

Experience Exchange is an ongoing series led by EENet that captures and shares the diverse experiences of working practitioners in Ontario’s mental health and addictions system. Evidence includes research, professional expertise, the lived experiences of people and families, and cultural and traditional knowledge.

This edition of Experience Exchange features a conversation with Jennifer Zosky, a former co-lead of the Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) Community of Interest (CoI). The OCAN is a standardized assessment for the community mental health sector. The tool promotes a consumer/client-driven approach with the inclusion of a self-assessment. It supports conversations with clients about their strengths, needs, and actions to address their unmet needs.