The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) has partnered with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) to prepare a guide for frontline mental health care providers entitled - A Practical Guide to Mental Health a​nd the Law​ in Ontario.​ Currently in its fourth edition, this guide aims to provide health care professionals with a general understanding of mental health law issues in several key areas, including consent to treatment, involuntary admissions, community treatment orders, the detention and supervision of mentally disordered criminal offenders, along with an overview of the provincial and federal legislation that governs the provision of mental health care in Ontario.

The new guide also includes legislative and case law updates, refreshed content and new resources to assist in preparing for virtual hearings and setting out comprehensive recommendations on the use of restraints. Case law considered in developing these updates includes Consent and Capacity Board (CCB) and Ontario Review Board (ORB) hearing decisions as well as appellate decisions. Other substantive updates address hospital – police interactions, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA), virtual care, medical assistance in dying for mental health patients and updates to the discharge planning section of this resource.