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Building for Success: Mental Health Research With an Integrated Knowledge Translation Approach

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
19 November 2010

Abstract

Integrated knowledge translation approaches are one way to facilitate knowledge exchange and support the use of research in practice. This paper explores the elements of an integrated knowledge translation approach using the Systems Enhancement Evaluation Initiative (SEEI) as a case study. SEEI was a 4-year project (2005-2009) that explored the impacts of new funding in Ontario's community mental health system. Here, we describe the process, relationships, and challenges of this collaborative research initiative using a building analogy: getting the right people to do the work, designing the architectural blueprints, establishing the structure, and coordinating all facets of the project. We pay particular attention to the associated constraints and benefits when conducting a large-scale multisite evaluation.

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Les approches d'application des connaissances intégrée sont un moyen de faciliter l'échange de savoirs et l'utilisation de la recherche dans la pratique. Dans cet article, nous analysons une telle approche grâce à une étude de cas. Nous examinons l'Initiative sur l'évaluation de l'amélioration des services (IEAS, en anglais SEEI), un projet qui s'est étalé sur quatre ans (2005-2009) et qui a permis d'évaluer les impacts, sur le système de santé mentale communautaire de l'Ontario, du nouveau financement qui a été injecté dans ce système. Nous décrivons ainsi le processus, les relations entre les différents partenaires concernés et les défis liés à cette initiative de recherche collaborative en ayant recours à une analogie, la construction d'un édifice: trouver les bonnes personnes pour faire le travail, concevoir les plans architecturaux, et coordonner tous les aspects du projet. Nous prêtons une attention particulière aux contraintes et aux avantages qui s'appliquent à l'évaluation d'un très vaste projet qui implique de nombreux lieux.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 29Number S5January 2010
Pages: 9 - 21

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Version of record online: 19 November 2010

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Heather Bullock
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Aimee Watson
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Paula Goering
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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