A Sustainability Model for Family-Focused Practice in Adult Mental Health Services

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Becca Allchin²  Melinda Goodyear³  Bente M. Weimand⁴  Brendan O'Hanlon⁶ 

[1] Division Mental Health Services, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway;Eastern Health, Mental Health Program, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Emerging Minds, Hilton, SA, Australia;Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health, Social and Welfare Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Drammen, Norway;School of Rural Health, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;

关键词: sustainability;    family-focused practice;    mental health promotion;    parents;    mental ill-health;    Let's Talk about Children intervention;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2021.761889

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTranslating evidence-based practice to routine care is known to take significant time and effort. While many evidenced-based family-focused practices have been developed and piloted in the last 30 years, there is little evidence of sustained practice in Adult Mental Health Services. Moreover, many barriers have been identified at both the practitioner and organizational level, however sustainability of practice change is little understood. What is clear, is that sustained use of a new practice is dependent on more than individual practitioners' practice.Design and MethodDrawing on research on sustaining Let's Talk about Children in adult mental health services and in the field of implementation science, this article proposes a model for sustaining family focused practice in adult mental health services.Sustainability Model for Family-Focused PracticeAn operational model developed from key elements for sustaining Let's Talk about Children identifies six action points for Adult Mental Health Services and their contexts to support the sustainability of family-focused practices. The model aims to support Services to take action in the complexity of real-world sustainability, providing action points for engaging with service users and practitioners, aligning intra-organizational activities, and the wider context.ConclusionThe model for sustaining family-focused practice draws attention to the importance of sustainability in this field. It provides a practical framework for program developers, implementers, adult mental health services and policy-makers to consider both the components that support the sustainability and their interconnection. The model could be built on to develop implementation guides and measures to support its application.

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