Facilitating the Collaborative Interface between Child Protection and Specialist Domestic Violence Services: A Scoping Review

Macvean, Michelle; Humphreys, Cathy; Healey, Lucy

doi:10.1080/0312407x.2017.1415365

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“…More recently, Macvean, Humphreys, and Healey (2018) systematically reviewed models of interagency collaboration including child protection, specialized domestic violence, and family law services. Based on 24 models from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, they identified 22 facilitative factors of collaboration, grouping them into five overarching categories: shared vision (e.g., goals, theoretical framework), formalization of the model (e.g., formal collaborative agreements, colocation of services/ agencies), authorizing environment (e.g., appointment of agency representatives on committees, regular meetings, ensuring role clarity, inclusion of child welfare workers), leadership (e.g., interagency collaboration training, formation of committees), and information sharing (e.g., development of information sharing agreements, data management systems; Macvean et al, 2018). The authors suggest that a "top-down" (p. 156) approach to interagency collaboration is required to authorize necessary collaboration elements (e.g., memorandums of understanding, data sharing agreements) and set collaborative expectations for their workers (Macvean et al, 2018).…”

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RISE Up: Facilitating Frontline Responder Collaboration on Co-Occurring Child Welfare and Intimate Partner Violence Cases

Langenderfer-Magruder

Olson

Wilke

et al. 2019

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) services are necessary in numerous human service systems, requiring responders (e.g., victim services, law enforcement, social service providers) to collaborate with one another to best meet the needs of their respective clients. Child welfare workers, in particular, carry caseloads with a high prevalence of IPV, yet have reported significant barriers to successful collaboration with other responder roles, such as tension regarding who is the primary client (i.e., the IPV victim or the child). This study explores the qualitative responses of child welfare workers in Florida to understand their collaboration experiences, focusing specifically on their perceptions of facilitative factors of collaboration. Data were collected in Wave 4 of the Florida Study of Professionals for Safe Families, an ongoing longitudinal study of turnover among newly hired child welfare workers. Participants in child welfare and health and human services roles were asked to provide a response to the open-ended item: "What

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Section: Facilitating Collaborationmentioning

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RISE Up: Facilitating Frontline Responder Collaboration on Co-Occurring Child Welfare and Intimate Partner Violence Cases

Langenderfer-Magruder

Olson

Wilke

et al. 2019

J Interpers Violence

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“…The searches identified 476 records for screening, of which three [129][130][131] were eligible for inclusion ( Figure 16).…”

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“…We identified good evidence about the nature of co-ordination problems. Table 13 lists three literature reviews [129][130][131] and three primary observational studies 132-134 that were not cited in the reviews. The three reviews [129][130][131] used different methods and focused on different topics.…”

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“…Table 13 lists three literature reviews [129][130][131] and three primary observational studies 132-134 that were not cited in the reviews. The three reviews [129][130][131] used different methods and focused on different topics. Between them, they provide evidence about the nature of co-ordination problems in services for at-risk children and of those between child protection and domestic violence services.…”

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The effects of interoperable information technology networks on patient safety: a realist synthesis

Keen

Abdulwahid

King

et al. 2020

Health Serv Deliv Res

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Background Interoperable networks connect information technology systems of different organisations, allowing professionals in one organisation to access patient data held in another one. Health policy-makers in many countries believe that they will improve the co-ordination of services and, hence, the quality of services and patient safety. To the best of our knowledge, there have not been any previous systematic reviews of the effects of these networks on patient safety. Objectives The aim of the study was to establish how, why and in what circumstances interoperable information technology networks improved patient safety, failed to do so or increased safety risks. The objectives of the study were to (1) identify programme theories and prioritise theories to review; (2) search systematically for evidence to test the theories; (3) undertake quality appraisal, and use included texts to support, refine or reject programme theories; (4) synthesise the findings; and (5) disseminate the findings to a range of audiences. Design Realist synthesis, including consultation with stakeholders in nominal groups and semistructured interviews. Settings and participants Following a stakeholder prioritisation process, several domains were reviewed: older people living at home requiring co-ordinated care, at-risk children living at home and medicines reconciliation services for any patients living at home. The effects of networks on services in health economies were also investigated. Intervention An interoperable network that linked at least two organisations, including a maximum of one hospital, in a city or region. Outcomes Increase, reduction or no change in patients’ risks, such as a change in the risk of taking an inappropriate medication. Results We did not find any detailed accounts of the ways in which interoperable networks are intended to work and improve patient safety. Theory fragments were identified and used to develop programme and mid-range theories. There is good evidence that there are problems with the co-ordination of services in each of the domains studied. The implicit hypothesis about interoperable networks is that they help to solve co-ordination problems, but evidence across the domains showed that professionals found interoperable networks difficult to use. There is insufficient evidence about the effectiveness of interoperable networks to allow us to establish how and why they affect patient safety. Limitations The lack of evidence about patient-specific measures of effectiveness meant that we were not able to determine ‘what works’, nor any variations in what works, when interoperable networks are deployed and used by health and social care professionals. Conclusions There is a dearth of evidence about the effects of interoperable networks on patient safety. It is not clear if the networks are associated with safer treatment and care, have no effects or increase clinical risks. Future work Possible future research includes primary studies of the effectiveness of interoperable networks, of economies of scope and scale and, more generally, on the value of information infrastructures. Study registration This study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42017073004. Funding This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Services and Delivery Research programme and will be published in full in Health Services and Delivery Research; Vol. 8, No. 40. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.

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“…Most research and reviews highlight a relatively negative picture of interagency work. However, Macvean, Humphreys, and Healey (2018) systematically reviewed research on positive modelling of collaboration, identifying essential components but also cautioning that interagency work should not be an end in itself at the expense of good outcomes for service users. This point is further developed in another article by Humphreys, Healey, Kirkwood, and Nicholson (2018), who link strong collaboration with the successful implementation of DRM.…”

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2018

Australian Social Work

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Facilitating the Collaborative Interface between Child Protection and Specialist Domestic Violence Services: A Scoping Review

Cited by 22 publications

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RISE Up: Facilitating Frontline Responder Collaboration on Co-Occurring Child Welfare and Intimate Partner Violence Cases

RISE Up: Facilitating Frontline Responder Collaboration on Co-Occurring Child Welfare and Intimate Partner Violence Cases

The effects of interoperable information technology networks on patient safety: a realist synthesis

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