TY - JOUR
KW - Canada
KW - Cooperative Behavior
KW - Health Services Accessibility
KW - Humans
KW - Mental Health Services/economics/ethics
KW - Program Development
KW - Public Policy
KW - Rural Health Services/economics/ethics
KW - Rural Population
AU - J. M. Haggarty
AU - K. D. Ryan-Nicholls
AU - J. A. Jarva
A1 - 
AB - CONTEXT: For those residing in rural and isolated parts of Canada, obtaining quality mental health services is often an unfulfilled wish. Rural and isolated communities share the problems of health status and access to care. Health deteriorates the greater the distance from urban areas in the following dimensions: lower life expectancy than the national average; higher rates of disability, violence, poisoning, suicide and accidental death; and more mental and physical health issues than those who live in urban areas. The Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative (CCMHI) was formed to provide, in part, a practical means to encouraging collaborations between primary care and mental health providers. ISSUE: This article provides a synopsis of the Rural and Isolated (R&I) toolkit developed through the CCMHI, which was intended to develop primary care and mental health collaboration in such areas. This toolkit was developed using focus group discussions with mental health providers, and surveys completed by providers and consumers. LESSONS LEARNED: Key messages from the consultative process included: access to services; interprofessional education; consumer involvement; research and evaluation; models of collaboration; ethics; funding; and policy and legislation. A flow diagram was devised to detail the synthesis and practical application of the toolkit, as well as the challenges, key questions and principles of implementation associated with collaborative care initiatives in rural and isolated regions.
BT - Rural and remote health
C5 - Education & Workforce; Measure
CP - 3
CY - Australia
IS - 3
JF - Rural and remote health
N2 - CONTEXT: For those residing in rural and isolated parts of Canada, obtaining quality mental health services is often an unfulfilled wish. Rural and isolated communities share the problems of health status and access to care. Health deteriorates the greater the distance from urban areas in the following dimensions: lower life expectancy than the national average; higher rates of disability, violence, poisoning, suicide and accidental death; and more mental and physical health issues than those who live in urban areas. The Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative (CCMHI) was formed to provide, in part, a practical means to encouraging collaborations between primary care and mental health providers. ISSUE: This article provides a synopsis of the Rural and Isolated (R&I) toolkit developed through the CCMHI, which was intended to develop primary care and mental health collaboration in such areas. This toolkit was developed using focus group discussions with mental health providers, and surveys completed by providers and consumers. LESSONS LEARNED: Key messages from the consultative process included: access to services; interprofessional education; consumer involvement; research and evaluation; models of collaboration; ethics; funding; and policy and legislation. A flow diagram was devised to detail the synthesis and practical application of the toolkit, as well as the challenges, key questions and principles of implementation associated with collaborative care initiatives in rural and isolated regions.
PP - Australia
PY - 2010
SN - 1445-6354; 1445-6354
SP - 1314
T1 - Mental health collaborative care: A synopsis of the Rural and Isolated Toolkit
T2 - Rural and remote health
TI - Mental health collaborative care: A synopsis of the Rural and Isolated Toolkit
U1 - Education & Workforce; Measure
U2 - 20672870
VL - 10
VO - 1445-6354; 1445-6354
Y1 - 2010
ER -