Closing the Referral Loop: Piloting a Clinical Pathway Between Primary Care and Community-Based Mental Health and Addictions Services-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Closing the Referral Loop: Piloting a Clinical Pathway Between Primary Care and Community-Based Mental Health and Addictions Services

Published:2024-01-23 Issue: Volume: Page:1-27
ISSN:0713-3936
Container-title:Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Author:

Polihronis Christine¹,Ziebell Laura²,Cloutier Paula³,Radomski Ashley⁴,Sundar Purnima¹,Leith Sandie⁵,Stewart Jodie⁶,Cappelli Mario⁷

Affiliation:

1. Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, and CHEO Research Institute

2. Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions

3. Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), and CHEO Research Institute

4. CHEO Research Institute, and Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions

5. Algoma Family Services

6. Algoma District Medical Group

7. Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, CHEO Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Carleton University

Abstract

Findings from a novel Primary Care (PC) Mental Health (MH) pathway for children and young people in Northern Ontario, Canada are presented. Overall, 166 MH referrals from PC to a community-based child and youth MH and addictions agency (CB-CYMHA) occurred, with outstanding PC uptake (100%) and faxing referral outcomes (99%) from the CB-CYMHA to the PC provider. Half of referral outcomes (50%) were returned within 2 weeks and 83% of contacted clients reported satisfaction with services received. This successful pilot serves as an example for care pathway improvements and mobilizes knowledge for other pathway sites across Ontario.

Publisher

Canadian Periodical for Community Studies

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://cjcmh.com/doi/pdf/10.7870/cjcmh-2023-027

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