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An evaluation of an Australian initiative designed to improve interdisciplinary collaboration in primary mental health care

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  • Fletcher, Justine
  • King, Kylie
  • Christo, Jo
  • Machlin, Anna
  • Bassilios, Bridget
  • Blashki, Grant
  • Gibbs, Chris
  • Nicholas, Angela
  • Pirkis, Jane

Abstract

This paper reports on a multi-component evaluation of Australia's Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN). MHPN aims to improve consumer outcomes by fostering a collaborative clinical approach to primary mental health care. MHPN has promoted interdisciplinary communication and networking through activity in three inter-related areas: interdisciplinary workshops supported by education and training materials; fostering ongoing, self-sustained interdisciplinary clinical networks; and a website, web portal (MHPN Online) and a toll-free telephone information line. The evaluation showed that MHPN's workshops were highly successful; almost 1200 workshops were attended by 11,930 individuals from a range of mental health professions. Participants from 81% of these workshops have gone on to join ongoing, interdisciplinary networks of local providers, and MHPN is now supporting these networks in a range of innovative ways to encourage them to become self-sustaining and to improve collaborative care practices.

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  • Fletcher, Justine & King, Kylie & Christo, Jo & Machlin, Anna & Bassilios, Bridget & Blashki, Grant & Gibbs, Chris & Nicholas, Angela & Pirkis, Jane, 2014. "An evaluation of an Australian initiative designed to improve interdisciplinary collaboration in primary mental health care," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 29-41.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:45:y:2014:i:c:p:29-41
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.03.002
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