A Promising Route Towards Improvement of Homeless Young People's Access to Mental Health Services: The Creation and Evolution of an Outreach Service Network in Montréal
Autor: | Julie-Marguerite Deschênes, Marie-Ève Dupont, Ashok Malla, Milena Gioia, Raphaël Morisseau-Guillot, Amal Abdel-Baki, Pasquale Bauco, Diane Aubin |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Mental Health Services
medicine.medical_specialty Canada Health (social science) Adolescent Population Psychological intervention 03 medical and health sciences Homeless Youth 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sociology education Service (business) education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Mental Disorders Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Public relations Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health 030227 psychiatry Integrated care Outreach Psychiatry and Mental health Ill-Housed Persons business |
Zdroj: | Community mental health journal. 56(2) |
ISSN: | 1573-2789 |
Popis: | Youth homelessness is a complex phenomenon as well as an important public health issue often compounded by mental illness of varying severity, in turn creating numerous deleterious consequences. While emergency health services usage remains high, access to mental health services is arduous and conventional interventions often fall short on providing integrated care and seldom lead to sustained positive outcomes for this group. From this observation, clinicians in Montreal, Canada, initiated collaborative meetings, eventually attended by a growing number of institutional and community stakeholders working with homeless youth. Acknowledging the unique needs of this population, the Reseau d'intervention de proximite aupres des Jeunes de la Rue (RIPAJ) or Montreal Homeless Youth Network was created to engage and seamlessly connect youth with the right resources within the network including mental health services amongst others. The genesis, philosophy and unique features of RIPAJ that allow for effective and cohesive interventions as well as future directions are discussed. |
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