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Spotlight on Caroline Families First Wraparound Program: Lessons for Advancing Collaborative Family-Centred Care for Complex Child and Youth Mental Health

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
21 June 2017

Abstract

The Caroline Families First Wraparound Program operationalizes cross-sectoral collaboration and planning, family peer support, and family-directed care consistent with strategic directions within the Mental Health Strategy for Canada. In this spotlight article, we present findings from a case study that describes what makes the program work, the barriers and facilitators to its success, and draw conclusions about the lessons learned. For example, while family-directed care is a core and essential value of the program, unless well understood, it can create tensions within teams. Similarly, structural factors such as provider reimbursement can inhibit physician involvement. Suggestions about these and other contextual factors can inform other efforts to mobilize the Mental Health Strategy.

Resumen

Le programme Caroline Families First est un bon exemple de projet mis en place pour favoriser l’intégration des soins de santé primaires et des soins de santé mentale. Il permet d’établir une collaboration et une planification intersectorielles pour ainsi offrir aux familles qui en ont besoin un soutien par les pairs et des soins axés sur la famille, ce qui est conforme aux orientations de la Stratégie en matière de santé mentale pour le Canada. Dans cette étude de cas de Caroline Families First, les auteurs examinent les facteurs qui contribuent au bon fonctionnement du programme, les éléments qui soutiennent son succès et les difficultés rencontrées dans sa mise en place; ils tirent ensuite des leçons utiles pour l’avenir. Par exemple, bien que les soins axés sur la famille constituent un élément essentiel du programme, quand ils ne sont pas bien compris, ils peuvent entraîner des tensions au sein des équipes. De la même façon, des facteurs structurels, comme les modalités de paiement des fournisseurs de soins, peuvent décourager des médecins à participer au programme. Les auteurs font des suggestions, sur ces facteurs structurels et sur d’autres éléments du programme, qui pourraient soutenir des efforts à venir en vue de promouvoir la Stratégie en matière de santé mentale.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 36Number 2October 2017
Pages: 191 - 204

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Version of record online: 21 June 2017

Key Words

  1. wraparound
  2. child and youth mental health
  3. family peer support
  4. cross-sectoral collaboration
  5. primary health care

Mots-clés

  1. prise en charge globale (wraparound)
  2. santé mentale des enfants et des adolescents
  3. soutien des familles par les pairs
  4. collaboration intersectorielle
  5. soins de santé primaires

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Brieanne Olibris [email protected]
Gillian Mulvale
Soo Chan Carusone
Elizabeth Lin
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Michelle Domonchuk-Whalen
Caroline Family Health Team and Reach Out Centre for Kids
Kathleen Whittaker
Caroline Family Health Team

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