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Integrating Children's Mental Health in Primary Health Care

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
29 January 2009

Abstract

The Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service is part of Alberta's strategy to increase the capacity of primary care providers to identify and treat children and youth with mental health issues. Program development, implementation, and interim results are presented. Particular challenges connecting with Aboriginal communities, developing resources, and providing clinical consultation and online professional development are discussed. Evaluation data suggest that this form of collaborative, educational, interprofessional service is a promising approach to narrowing the care gap for children with mental health issues.

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Le programme albertain Healthy Minds/Healthy Children s'insère dans la stratégie de cette province visant une capacité accrue des prestataires de soins primaires d'identifier et de traiter les jeunes ayant des problèmes de santé mentale. Cet article présente l'élaboration et la mise en œuvre de ce programme, et il analyse les résultats préliminaires obtenus. Il note également quelques difficultés auxquelles le programme fait face: la communication avec les collectivités autochtones, le développement des ressources, la prestation de consultations cliniques et de perfectionnement professionnel par Internet. Les données recueillies suggèrent que cette forme de service interprofessionnel, axé sur la collaboration et sur l'éducation, pourrait aider à relever les défis que pose l'accès des jeunes aux soins de santé mentale.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 27Number 2September 2008
Pages: 153 - 163

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Version of record online: 29 January 2009

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Harold Lipton
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Elaine Raivio
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Ellen Perrault
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Barbara Bryden
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Virginia Caputy
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Linda Binding
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Deborah Pace
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Allan Donsky
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Alanda Peters
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Kristy Plotsky
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Service, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta
Jessica Ayala
University of Calgary, Alberta
Carolyn Pada
Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta

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1. Caring for Children and Youth with Ongoing Mental Health Problems: Perspectives of Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers and Psychologists in Primary Health Care
2. The Toronto Youth Outreach Worker Program for Transitional Aged Youth 12–24: Process Evaluation

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