The Impact of Policy Changes, Dedicated Funding and Implementation Support on Early Intervention Programs for Psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early intervention services for psychosis (EIS) are associated with improved clinical and economic outcomes. In Quebec, clinicians led the development of EIS from the late 1980s until 2017 when the provincial government announced EIS-specific funding, implementation support and provincial standards. This provides an interesting context to understand the impacts of policy commitments on EIS. Our primary objective was to describe the implementation of EIS three years after this increased political involvement.

Methods

This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2020 through a 161-question online survey, modeled after our team's earlier surveys, on the following themes: program characteristics, accessibility, program operations, clinical services, train

SUBMITTER: Bertulies-Esposito B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9301149 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature