Jigsaw: Engaging communities in the development and implementation of youth mental health services and supports in the Republic of Ireland
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Background Irish young people exhibit high levels of psychological distress, but community-based services and supports are often unavailable or inaccessible. Aim To describe efforts to engage communities in systematic and data-based processes of planning, programme design, implementation, and evaluation. Method Details system-building initiatives in five communities (four counties and a distressed urban site) that will serve as a springboard for full national deployment. Results Extensive community engagement and planning has occurred in all sites, systems change efforts grounded in detailed business plans have begun, and process and outcome evaluation is underway. Conclusion Needs and resource assessment processes confirmed the magnitude of need, but also suggested the creative re-allocation of local resources. Young people provided invaluable guidance for system design. Creating and sustaining a culture of innovation at each site was challenging, requiring leadership and continuous dialogue.
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Other jurisdictions have implemented variations of similar integrated youth mental health care models, adapted to local need as well as cultural, workforce, and financial factors.
“Other jurisdictions-notably, Ireland, 289 Canada, 290-292 the UK, 293,294 Denmark, Singapore, 295 the USA, the Netherlands, 296 Japan, 297 South Korea, 298 Israel, 299 Hong Kong, 300 Iceland, France, 301 and New Zealand 302 -have implemented variations of similar models, which have been adapted to meet local need as well as cultural, workforce, and financial factors (panel”
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- Authors
- Illback, R. J., Bates, T., Hodges, C., Galligan, K., Smith, P., Sanders, D., & Dooley, B.
- Corresponding author
- Illback, Robert J.
- ORCID
- Dooley, Barbara
- Venue
- Journal of Mental Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-09-13
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 422-435
- ISSN
- 0963-8237 (ISSN-L)
- 1360-0567
- OpenAlex
- W2004537473
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 6 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- child and adolescent mental health services, community participation, service development, system change, needs assessment, resource reallocation, mental health service delivery, Irish youth
- MeSH terms
- Suicide Prevention, Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Child, Community Mental Health Services, Health Plan Implementation, Health Planning, Humans, Ireland, Program Evaluation, Program Development, Models, Organizational, Needs Assessment
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