Evaluation of a Residential Mental Health Recovery Service in North Queensland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence shows that subacute mental health recovery occurs best when a person remains active within the community and fulfils meaningful and satisfying roles of their choosing. Several residential care services that incorporate these values have been established in Australia and overseas.

Aims

This study describes (a) the development of an evaluation framework for a new subacute residential mental health recovery service in regional Australia and (b) reports on the formative evaluation outcomes.

Methods

Continuous quality improvement and participatory research approaches informed all stages of the development of the evaluation framework. A program logic was established and subsequently tested for practicability. The resultant logic utilizes the Scottish Rec

SUBMITTER: Heyeres M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5940734 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature