The Role of Research in Systems Reform

Author:

Donald A. Wasylenki1,Paula N. Goering2

Affiliation:

1. Continuing Care Division, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario; Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Health Administration, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.

2. Health Systems Research Unit, Continuing Care Division, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.

Abstract

Knowledge concerning the care of people with severe and persistent mental illness has grown dramatically, but that knowledge is seldom translated into improvements in care. The authors describe their involvement in three service delivery projects in Ontario and discuss how, by assuming multiple roles, they were able to ensure that planning and policy development were informed by current knowledge. In addition to being an investigator, such roles may include being an administrator, planner, consultant and advocate. The redevelopment of Whitby Psychiatric Hospital resulted in an innovative plan for a comprehensive, integrated service delivery system based upon community support services research. Implementation of the Graham Report in Ontario provided an array of district mental health plans which incorporate current knowledge with regard to service delivery. Ontario's mental health reform strategy represents a close connection between public policy and scientific information. The authors recommend that researchers be prepared to assume multiple roles in the service delivery field so as to reduce the gap between science and practice.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health

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