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community mental health EVALUATION INITIATIVE

CMHEI . community mental health EVALUATION INITIATIVE. Longitudinal Study of Consumer/Survivor Initiatives in Community Mental Health in Ontario Participatory Action Research in Community Mental Health Joanna Ochocka Rich Janzen Nadia Hausfather.

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community mental health EVALUATION INITIATIVE

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  1. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE Longitudinal Study of Consumer/Survivor Initiatives in Community Mental Health in Ontario Participatory Action Research in Community Mental Health Joanna Ochocka Rich Janzen Nadia Hausfather Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  2. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE Centre for Research and Education in Human Services * Action Research * Community Consultations * Program Evaluation *Educational Workshops * Proposal Development * Research Training www.crehs.on.ca Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  3. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Overview of Presentation • Background on Consumer/Survivor Initiatives • Background to Research Study • Research Approach -- Participatory Action Research • Research Methodology • Dissemination and Action Strategies Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  4. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • CSIs as a Unique Part of the Mental Health System • CSIs are self help/mutual aid organizations that have been developed exclusively by and for people with serious mental illness • First funded in 1991 by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, there are now more than 70 CSIs in Ontario with a budget of over $5 million Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  5. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • CSIs as an Alternative Support • CSI activities include: self-help groups, peer mentoring, support, and friendship, participation in community planning, education and advocacy • CSI ethos - sense of community, solidarity, empowerment, mutual learning, social justice and social change Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  6. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Background to Research Study • First, independent evaluation of Consumer/Survivor Initiatives in Canada • Study funded by OMHF and CIHR, 1998-2004 • Research partners: Wilfrid Laurier University, Centre for Research and Education in Human Services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Ontario Peer Development Initiative Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  7. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Study Context • Part of Ontario Community Mental Health Evaluation Initiative (CMHEI) • Ontario’s first broad, systematic assessment of effectiveness of community- based mental health services and support: • Crisis intervention • Case management • Consumer/survivor and family initiatives • CMHEI projects aim to help show whether community initiatives are on right track Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  8. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE Study Purpose To examine the activities and impacts of CSI on new members (individual level) and the communities within which they exist (systems level) Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  9. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE 60 Consumer/ Survivor Initiatives Hamilton: Mental Health Rights Coalition Cambridge Active Self Help Welland: Consumer/ Survivor Initiative of Niagara Kitchener: Waterloo Region Self Help Research Team Steering Committee Study Partners Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  10. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Study History • Proposal Development - 1997 • Partners: Wilfrid Laurier University, Centre for Research and Education, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, CSDI and CSIs • Submission: letter of support from 17 CSIs, funding Announcement - February 1998 • Start - April 1998 • Site Selection – July/August 1998 • First Steering Committee Meeting - September 1998 • Research Team Hired and Trained - January 1999 Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  11. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Participatory Action Research Approach (PAR) • Value-driven approach to research that is consonant with the values of CSIs: • supportive relationships • empowerment • learning as an ongoing process • social change Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  12. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Participatory Action Research Approach (PAR) • Principle-driven approach to research that is consonant with the values of CSIs: • accommodation • data for advocacy • training and mentoring • opportunity of meaningful involvement Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  13. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE Definition of PAR PAR is a research approach that involves active participation of stakeholders, those whose lives are affected by the issue being studied, in all phases of research for the purpose of producing useful results to make positive changes (Nelson, Ochocka, Griffin & Lord, 1998) Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  14. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Mechanisms to Implement PAR • Stakeholder steering committee • Consumer/survivor researchers • Research team meetings (training, support, relationship, participation) • Ongoing communication and information sharing Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  15. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Study Steering Committee • Composition (stakeholder representation) • Purpose (to guide all aspects of the research process) • Process (how often, locations, typical meeting, personal experience) • Challenges (participation over long period of time, making decisions about measurement tools) Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  16. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Study Research Team • Composition (professional and consumer/survivor) • Purpose (training, tracking, communicating, reflecting, learning, trouble shooting, supporting) • Process (how often, locations, typical meeting, personal experience) • Challenges (people’s health, distance, turnover) Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  17. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE Research Methodology Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  18. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Methods: Individual Quantitative • Baseline, 9, 18, 36 month follow-up interviews • Bi-monthly tracking of CSI participation (amount of time, number of activities, psychological attachment to CSI) • 160 quantitative interviews (80 new members and 80 non-members) • Multiple outcome measures (e.g., symptom distress, empowerment, quality of life) Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  19. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Methods: Individual Qualitative • Baseline, 9, 18, 36 month follow-up interviews • 30 qualitative interviews (14 new members and 16 non-members) • Open-ended interviews - asked about changes in past 9 months, factors facilitating and inhibiting changes, typical day in the life • Interviews transcribed and coded Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  20. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Methods: System Quantitative • Collected 25 months of data on systems activities of the four CSIs using a tracking tool • The main systems activities are education of the public and professionals, community planning, advocacy, and action research Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  21. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE Methods: System Qualitative Interviewed staff and board members of each CSI and OPDI regarding systems activities and outcome, as well as other professionals in the community knowledgeable about the CSI Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  22. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE • Dissemination and Action Strategies • Interim reports and fact sheet summaries circulated to four participating organizations, other mental health organizations across Canada, Mental Health Task Forces and Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care • Summaries used by CSIs and OPDI for education and advocacy • Project website and video • Regular updates and actions within Community Mental Health Evaluation Initiative, including to senior policy-makers in Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

  23. CMHEI communitymental healthEVALUATION INITIATIVE Future Contact Dr. Joanna Ochocka, Project Coordinator Rich Janzen, Senior Researcher Centre for Research & Education in Human Services 73 King Street West, Suite 202 Kitchener, ON, Canada N2G 1A7 Phone: (519) 741-1318 Fax: (519) 741-8262 E-mail: joanna@crehs.on.ca Website: www.crehs.on.ca Dr.Geoffrey Nelson, Principal Investigator Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Psychology Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3C5 Phone: 519-884-0710, ext. 3314, Fax: 519-746-7605 Email: gnelson@wlu.ca Centre for Research and Education in Human Services www.crehs.on.ca

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