Defining Community Readiness for the Implementation of a System of Care

Developing systems of care for children with emotional disorders requires changes in the organization and delivery of services. Using concept mapping, the authors conducted a study to define factors of a community’s readiness to make such changes. Participants were from 25 of 27 federally-funded, ad...

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Published in:Administration and policy in mental health and mental health services research 2009-11, Vol.36 (6), p.381-392
Main Authors: Behar, Lenore B., Hydaker, William M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affective Symptoms - diagnosis
Affective Symptoms - psychology
Affective Symptoms - therapy
Child
Child Health Services - economics
Child Health Services - organization & administration
Children
Children & youth
Clinical Psychology
Collaboration
Communities
Community
Community Mental Health Services - economics
Community Mental Health Services - organization & administration
Community Participation
Cooperative Behavior
Drug abuse
Financial Management - economics
Financial Management - organization & administration
Funding
Government agencies
Health Administration
Health care industry
Health Informatics
Health Plan Implementation - economics
Health Plan Implementation - organization & administration
Health Priorities - economics
Health Priorities - organization & administration
Health services
Humans
Implementation
Interdisciplinary Communication
Leadership
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health care
Mental health services
Organizational Objectives - economics
Original Paper
Planning
Psychiatry
Public Health
Ratings
Social Responsibility
United States
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Summary:Developing systems of care for children with emotional disorders requires changes in the organization and delivery of services. Using concept mapping, the authors conducted a study to define factors of a community’s readiness to make such changes. Participants were from 25 of 27 federally-funded, advanced sites, plus a panel of experts. The participants completed three tasks: brainstorming, rating, and sorting. This process produced eight factors: Leadership, Network of Local Partners, Shared Goals, Collaboration, Families and Youth as Partners, Accountability, Evaluation, and Plans to Expand Services. Understanding factors that contribute to successful implementation should help communities identify and make needed changes.
ISSN:0894-587X
1573-3289
DOI:10.1007/s10488-009-0227-x