Service providers endorse integrated services model for youth with mental health and substance use challenges: findings from a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given high rates of mental health and substance challenges among youth and substantial system access barriers, system innovation is required. Integrated youth services (IYS) models aim to transform youth mental health and substance use services by creating integrative, collaborative models of care in youth-friendly settings. This study examines service provider perspectives on the key service components to include in IYS models.

Method

A discrete choice experiment modeled service provider preferences for the service components of IYSs. The sample includes 388 service provider/agency leader participants (age 18+) from youth-serving organizations in Ontario. Importance scores and utility values were calculated for 12 attributes represented by four levels each. Laten

SUBMITTER: Hawke LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8487137 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature