Ultimately, our OHT is accountable for the health outcomes and health care costs of our defined population. For this reason, our clients at the heart of Archipel and are involved at every level, from governance to collaborative decision-making to field work. Creating a system by and for its users is a task of co-design that we are undertaking with humility and enthusiasm. We are also accountable to our partners, the service providers, and to Ontario Health who provides financing to support our activities.

The Archipel Executive Committee plays the role of a board of directors, adopting broad directions to support the work of the OHT. The 16 members of the committee are selected by their perrs for a two-year term, and are from the community and partner organizations. The cochairing is assumed by two sector representatives, and must be shared between the two regions of Ottawa East and Prescott-Russell. A third chair seat may be held by a client-partner representing the population.

Dania Versailles, Director of Clinical Services at the Canadian Mental Health Association in Ottawa, and Sylvie Lefebvre, Executive Director of Prescott-Russell Community Services, sit as co-chairs of Archipel since November 2022

The two co-chairs are nurses by profession and work respectively in the mental health and addiction sector, as well as in community services. With their expertise and experience, they are well placed to ensure that collaboration is equitable. They also ensure that partners work together to provide better connected, person-centred care in their local communities.

Advisory committees

Advisory committees focus on aspects related to the management and vertical integration of structures, while working groups oversee the planning of a coordinated care continuum for certain priority populations. On the operational side, the Transformation Office staff is responsible to support project implementation.