TY - JOUR
T1 - Complex needs assessment panel and integrated support
T2 - Description and initial evaluation
AU - Watt, Bruce D.
AU - Robin, Grant
AU - Fleming, Laura
AU - Graf, Elke
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Consumers with co-occuring mental health, substance use and physical impairments present with a wide array of needs that cannot be addressed by one sole agency. The Complex Needs Assessment Panel and Integrated Support (CNAPIS) was developed to coordinate care and service delivery for young adults with co-occuring disorders. Utilising a multi-method evaluation approach, consumer interviews and file reviews were completed appraising the service's effectiveness. Results from the initial evaluation are encouraging regarding meeting the programme's objectives, including improving the quality and availability of support, coordinating care, service integration, flexibility in service delivery and responding to consumer's needs. Further evaluation is required to determine the longer term benefits of such programmes.
AB - Consumers with co-occuring mental health, substance use and physical impairments present with a wide array of needs that cannot be addressed by one sole agency. The Complex Needs Assessment Panel and Integrated Support (CNAPIS) was developed to coordinate care and service delivery for young adults with co-occuring disorders. Utilising a multi-method evaluation approach, consumer interviews and file reviews were completed appraising the service's effectiveness. Results from the initial evaluation are encouraging regarding meeting the programme's objectives, including improving the quality and availability of support, coordinating care, service integration, flexibility in service delivery and responding to consumer's needs. Further evaluation is required to determine the longer term benefits of such programmes.
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U2 - 10.5172/jamh.2013.11.2.152
DO - 10.5172/jamh.2013.11.2.152
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84883700740
SN - 1838-7357
VL - 11
SP - 152
EP - 156
JO - Advances in Mental Health
JF - Advances in Mental Health
IS - 2
ER -