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Receive Information. Reduce Stigma. Reflect on Strategies: The Caregiver Series

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
6 January 2017

Abstract

The Caregiver Series, an initiative started in 2013 by the Quality Improvement and Education Team within Children, Youth, and Families, Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, aims to provide caregivers and individuals with information about mental health and addiction issues within childhood and adolescence. Knowledge mobilization, collaborating and partnering with schools, taking into account adult learning principles when creating sessions, focusing on high quality content delivered by mental health professionals, decreasing barriers when possible, and incorporating feedback for ongoing quality improvement, are the characteristics that have been a large contributor to the success of the series.

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La série des aides familiaux résidants, une initiative lancée en 2013 par l’ amélioration de la qualité et l’équipe de l’éducation au sein des enfants, les jeunes et les familles, la toxicomanie et de santé mentale, les services de santé de l’Alberta vise à fournir les aidants naturels et les personnes avec des informations sur les questions de santé mentale et de toxicomanie au sein de l’enfance et de l’adolescence. La mobilisation des connaissances, la collaboration et le partenariat avec les écoles, en tenant les principes d’apprentissage compte des adultes lors de la création des sessions portant sur le contenu de haute qualité dispensé par des professionnels de la santé mentale, la diminution des obstacles lorsque cela est possible, et en incorporant la rétroaction pour l’amélioration continue de la qualité, sont les caractéristiques qui ont été un grand contributeur à la réussite de ces séries.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 35Number 3December 2016
Pages: 119 - 123

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Version of record online: 6 January 2017

Key Words

  1. children’s mental health
  2. adolescent mental health
  3. quality improvement
  4. caregiver knowledge mobilization

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  1. santé mentale des enfants
  2. santé mentale des adolescents
  3. amelioration de la qualite
  4. mobilisation des connaissances des aidants naturels

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Priscilla Asamoah
Alberta Health Services
Sabeen Gill [email protected]
Alberta Health Services
Elizabeth Foster
Alberta Health Services
Christine Mummery
Alberta Health Services

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