Knowledge Mobilization and Mental Health Policy: Lessons from the Canadian Consensus Conference on the Mental Health of Emerging Adults
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
11 July 2017
Abstract
This case study explores how the Consensus Conference on the Mental Health of Emerging Adults, hosted by the Mental Health Commission of Canada in 2015, can impact mental health policy and practice in Canada. The study draws on interviews from 14 delegates who attended the conference. Participants praised innovations such as the inclusion of an emerging adult panel that provided feedback on all discussions, and efforts to make the consensus-building process meaningful in the Canadian policy context. Findings suggest that consensus conferences are a promising way to operationalize the Mental Health Strategy for Canada through policy and practice changes.
Résumé
Cette étude de cas examine comment la Conférence consensuelle sur la santé mentale des adultes émergents, tenue par la Commission de la santé mentale du Canada en 2015, peut avoir une incidence sur les politiques et les pratiques de santé mentale au Canada. Elle se fonde sur des entrevues menées auprès de 14 délégués et déléguées ayant participé à la conférence. Les participants et participantes ont fait l’éloge d’innovations comme l’inclusion d’un panel d’adultes émergents fournissant leurs commentaires sur toutes les discussions ainsi que les efforts consentis pour rendre le processus d’établissement de consensus aussi pertinent que possible dans le contexte politique canadien. Les résultats révèlent que les conférences consensuelles sont un moyen prometteur de mettre en application la Stratégie en matière de santé mentale pour le Canada grâce aux changements qu’elles permettent au niveau tant des politiques que des pratiques.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 36 • Number 2 • October 2017
Pages: 19 - 59
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Gillian Mulvale, Christina Roussakis, Christopher Canning, Despina Papadodoulos, and Francine Knoops. 2017. Knowledge Mobilization and Mental Health Policy: Lessons from the Canadian Consensus Conference on the Mental Health of Emerging Adults. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
36(2): 19-59. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2017-011
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