A minimum evaluation protocol and stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of ACCESS Open Minds, a large Canadian youth mental health services transformation project

Iyer, Srividya N.; Shah, Jai; Boksa, Patricia; Lal, Shalini; Joober, Ridha; Andersson, Neil; Fuhrer, Rebecca; Abdel-Baki, Amal; Beaton, Ann M.; Reaume-Zimmer, Paula; Hutt-MacLeod, Daphne; Levasseur, Mary Anne; Chandrasena, Ranjith; Rousseau, Cécile; Torrie, Jill; Etter, Meghan; Vallianatos, Helen; Abba-Aji, Adam; Bighead, Shirley; MacKinnon, Aileen; Malla, Ashok K.

doi:10.1186/s12888-019-2232-2

A minimum evaluation protocol and stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of ACCESS Open Minds, a large Canadian youth mental health services transformation project

BackgroundMany Canadian adolescents and young adults with mental health problems face delayed detection, long waiting lists, poorly accessible services, care of inconsistent quality and abrupt or absent inter-service transitions. To address these issues, ACCESS Open Minds, a multi-stakeholder net…