Measuring integration in "Integrated Youth Services" in Canada: Experiences with research and evaluation...24th International Conference on Integrated Care, April 22-24, 2024, Belfast, Ireland.

Background: There are various conceptual models of integration in youth health care and wellness but challenges exist when implementing these tools or surveys and putting them into practice. We will generate dialogue and share our experiences using these models in the context of embedded research an...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) pp. 213 - 215
Autores principales: Barbic, Skye, Chiodo, Deb, Dimitropoulos, Gina, Henderson, Jo, Iyer, Srividya, Langton, Julia, Mathias, Steve, Pakula, Basia
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Publicado: Ubiquity Press 2025 Special Issue
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          Barbic, Skye
          Chiodo, Deb
          Dimitropoulos, Gina
          Henderson, Jo
          Iyer, Srividya
          Langton, Julia
          Mathias, Steve
          Pakula, Basia
        affil: Foundry, BC, Canada
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          Adolescent Health Services Evaluation
          Community Mental Health Services
          Health Care Delivery, Integrated
          Program Evaluation
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          Caregivers Psychosocial Factors
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      ab: Background: There are various conceptual models of integration in youth health care and wellness but challenges exist when implementing these tools or surveys and putting them into practice. We will generate dialogue and share our experiences using these models in the context of embedded research and evaluation programs. The aim of these programs is to measure the extent to which services and systems are integrated, and linking this with an understanding of equity, access and outcomes for youth and caregivers. Audience: Integrated Youth Services (IYS) is a dynamic international movement that aims to build effective, youth-focused and integrated services for mental health, substance use, and related health and wellness needs. The audience for this Networking Session includes individuals and organizations working within the IYS service system as well as researchers and evaluators tackling issues of integration, embedded within health organizations. Engagement: There are several IYS organizations in Canada (e.g., Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario, Foundry, Huddle, Kickstand, Aire Ouverte), that offer integrated care experiences for young people and their caregivers delivered through province-wide networks of health and wellness centres. Our role as evaluators and researchers is to take a close look at organizational, functional, clinical and service levels and use evidence to support removing systemic barriers and create seamless care experiences for youth. Engaging youth, families, clinicians, and health care leaders is core to the design and delivery of the IYS model, and we are actively engaged in evaluating and researching our integration efforts with a view to continuous improvement and to sustaining change. Objectives: The goal of the session is to provide a space for researchers, evaluators, health system administrators and practitioners to come together to discuss common approaches to measuring and understanding integration within their organizations. Specifically, we aim to engage participants in sharing tools and practices, as well as discussing innovations and lessons learned from efforts in researching and evaluating integration, with a particular focus on approaches where research and evaluation are embedded within health service delivery contexts to close the gap between evidence, implementation and outcomes of care. Key question for international colleagues : What are your approaches to evaluating integration in embedded health system contexts? What tools and practices emerged? What worked and what didn't? We will share insights from efforts in Canada to develop and implement research and evaluation tools to better understand how work and systems are integrated at IYS centres - and will invite international colleagues to share in dialogue to build on existing and emerging practices and innovations across organizations.
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