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Youth Services System Review: Moving From Knowledge Gathering to Implementation Through Collaboration, Youth Engagement, and Exploring Local Community Needs

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
30 June 2017

Abstract

This article describes a two-phase, multi-sectoral project aimed at enhancing youth services addressing substance use in Ontario. In the information gathering phase, a youth-focused website and survey, focus groups, and interviews were used to elicit perspectives from multiple stakeholders. In the implementation phase, capacity-building and consultations on transition-aged youth needs were conducted to inform youth transition-readiness checklists. We discuss the importance of engaging youth as collaborators as well as respondents and the processes used to tailor findings to local contexts for implementation.

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Cet article décrit un projet multisectoriel à deux volets qui vise à améliorer les services de toxicomanie pour les jeunes Ontariens. Premièrement, un site web et un sondage axés sur les jeunes, des groupes de discussion, et des entrevues étaient employés afin d’obtenir les perspectives de multiples parties prenantes. Ensuite, des initiatives de renforcement de capacité et des consultations sur les besoins de jeunes en transition étaient effectuées afin de développer un inventaire de préparation à la transition. Nous discutons de l’importance d’impliquer les jeunes comme collaborateurs et comme répondants, ainsi que des processus d’adaptation aux contextes locaux d’implantation.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 36Number 2October 2017
Pages: 133 - 149

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Key Words

  1. substance use
  2. service system
  3. youth engagement
  4. cross-sectoral collaboration
  5. health equity
  6. knowledge exchange

Mots-clés

  1. usage de substances
  2. système de services
  3. engagement des jeunes
  4. collaboration intersectorielle
  5. équité en santé
  6. échange de connaissances

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E. B. Brownlie [email protected]
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and University of Toronto
Gloria Chaim
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and University of Toronto
Olivia Heffernan
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Tyson Herzog
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Joanna Henderson
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and University of Toronto

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