Planning the implementation
of evidence-based mental health services entails commitment to both rigour and
community relevance, which entails navigating the challenges of collaboration
between professionals and community members in a planning environment which is
neither 'top-down' nor 'bottom-up'.
This research focused on collaboration
among different stakeholders (e.g. researchers, service-providers, persons with
lived experience [PWLE]) at five project sites across Canada in the planning of
At Home/Chez Soi, a Housing First initiative for homeless people
with mental health problems.
The research addressed the question of what
strategies worked well or less well in achieving successful collaboration,
given the opportunities and challenges within this complex 'hybrid' planning
environment. Using qualitative methods, 131 local stakeholders participated in
key informant or focus group interviews between October 2009 and February 2010.
Site researchers identified themes in the data, using the constant comparative method. Strategies that enhanced collaboration included the development of a common vision, values and purpose around the Housing First approach, developing a sense of belonging and commitment among stakeholders, bridging strategies employed by Site Co-ordinators and multiple strategies to engage PWLE.
Site researchers identified themes in the data, using the constant comparative method. Strategies that enhanced collaboration included the development of a common vision, values and purpose around the Housing First approach, developing a sense of belonging and commitment among stakeholders, bridging strategies employed by Site Co-ordinators and multiple strategies to engage PWLE.
At the
same time, a tight timeline, initial tensions, questions and resistance
regarding project and research parameters, and lack of experience in engaging
PWLE challenged collaboration. In a hybrid planning environment, clear
communication and specific strategies are required that flow from an
understanding that the process is neither fully participatory nor
expert-driven, but rather a hybrid of both.
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By:
- 1Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
- 2Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 3The OMICS-ETHICS Research Group, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- 4Humanities, Social Sciences, and Social Justice Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 5Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- 6Centre for Research and Development in Education, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
- 7Centre for Applied Research in Addictions and Mental Health, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
- 8Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- 9Douglas Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- 10Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Health Soc Care Community. 2016 Mar;24(2):184-93. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12197. Epub 2015 Feb 17.
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