Ten guiding principles for youth mental health services
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Aims: Guiding principles are arguably central to the development of any health service. The aim of this article is to report on the outcomes of a youth mental health (YMH) community of practice (CoP), which identified a range of guiding principles that provide a clear point of comparison for the only other set of principles for YMH service delivery proposed to date. Methods: A YMH CoP was established in 2010 as part of the Victorian State Government approach to improving YMH care. An initial literature search was undertaken to locate articles on YMH service delivery. A number of common themes were identified, which the YMH community of practice (YMHCoP) members then elaborated upon by drawing from their collective experience of the YMH sector. The resultant themes were then refined through subsequent group discussions to derive a definitive set of guiding principles. These principles were then augmented by a second literature search conducted in July 2015. Results: Fifteen key themes were derived from the initial literature search and YMH CoP discussions. These were refined by the YMH CoP to produce 10 guiding principles for YMH service development. These are discussed through reference to the relevant literature, using the only other article on principles of YMH service delivery as a notable point of comparison. Conclusion: The 10 principles identified may be useful for quality improvement and are likely to have international relevance. We suggest the timely pursuit of an international consensus on guiding principles for service delivery under the auspices of a peak body for YMH.
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- Authors
- Hughes, F., Hebel, L., Badcock, P., & Parker, A. G.
- Affiliations
- Orygen Youth Health (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Hughes, Frank
- Venue
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-04-12
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 513-519
- ISSN
- 1751-7885 (ISSN-L)
- 1751-7893
- OpenAlex
- W2607071732
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 57
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- 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 5.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University) (submittedVersion)
- Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Department of Health, State Government of Victoria
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Keywords
- child and adolescent mental health services, guiding principles, service development, communities of practice, service delivery, quality improvement, international consensus, peak bodies
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Delivery of Health Care, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health Services, Victoria, Adolescent Health Services, Young Adult
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