Self-Reported Mental Health and Addiction Outcomes of a Novel Community-Based Case Management Program for Frequent Emergency Department Users

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
8 July 2024

Abstract

Frequent emergency department users with mental illness or addiction often struggle to find the services they need. A pre-test/post-test design assessed outcomes for these individuals after participating in a novel community-based stepped-care program delivering individualized intensive case management services. Results indicated improvement in overall functioning and severity of anxious and depressive symptoms.

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Les usagers fréquents des services d’urgence souffrant de maladie mentale ou de toxicomanie ont souvent du mal à trouver le soutien dont ils ont besoin. Un devis avant et après intervention a permis d’évaluer les résultats obtenus par ces personnes qui ont bénéficié d’un nouveau programme communautaire de soins échelonnés offrant des services individualisés de gestion de cas. Les résultats indiquent une amélioration du fonctionnement général et une diminution de la gravité des troubles anxieux et dépressifs.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 43Number 2June 2024
Pages: 93 - 99

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Version of record online: 8 July 2024

Key Words

  1. case management
  2. community
  3. emergency department
  4. frequent user
  5. mental health

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  1. gestion de cas
  2. communauté
  3. services d’urgence
  4. utilisateurs fréquents
  5. santé mentale

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Jonathan Samosh [email protected]
Donna Pettey
Canadian Mental Health Association
John Sylvestre
Tim Aubry

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