Invited Commentary: ACCESS Open Minds National Youth Council

Tan, Jimmy; Bernard, Bernadette; Chung, Justin J.; Debbouz, Mohamed‐Adlane; Fehr, Victoria; Frampton, Alyssa; Jalali, Sara; H, McLean; Poukhovski‐Sheremetyev, Feodor; Saunders, Emily Cura; Lee, Thomas; Viens‐Maranda, Julie; Mireault, Chantelle

doi:10.1111/eip.12820

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“…34 These efforts resulted in the incorporation of Facebook and text communication, mobile services, providing services in flexible locations and the integration of mental health services alongside other types of services. 38 Knowledge mobilization networks have adopted youth advisories to inform their strategic direction. For example, Wisdom2Action is a network designed to promote mental health and well-being for children and young people across Canada.…”

Section: Youth Advisories Within System-level Initiatives In Mental H...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The ACCESS Open Minds IYS research network youth advisory supported site efforts to engage youth within implementation teams as well as to include young people and families on hiring committees 34 . These efforts resulted in the incorporation of Facebook and text communication, mobile services, providing services in flexible locations and the integration of mental health services alongside other types of services 38 …”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Engaging young people within a collaborative knowledge mobilization network: Development and evaluation

Halsall

McCann

Armstrong

2021

Health Expectations

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Background It is critical that mental health systems place a focus on prevention and early intervention focused on young people while integrating youth voice to guide priority directions. Objective This study was designed to better understand how youth advisories can be utilized to influence strategic directions within integrated knowledge mobilization networks operating within the youth mental health system. Design To support this objective, we reviewed the detailed stages of development in establishing a youth advisory within a national network designed to support the integration of youth services. We also engaged the advisory in a participatory evaluation process that examined the extent to which the network had created processes to include youth voice in decision‐making. Results Results from the surveys identified moderate to high levels of individual engagement as well as strong development of processes and procedures that support the inclusion of youth voice across the network. Discussion Major successes and challenges are presented and discussed with respect to the development of the advisory. The findings are useful for youth advocates and adult allies working to support youth engagement (YE) in knowledge mobilization to enhance the mental health services system. This study also contributes to research and evaluation efforts examining YE and represents an exemplar methodology for evaluating YE efforts at the system level. Patient or Public Contribution Young people as mental health service users and youth mental health advocates were involved in the design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of the data as well as the preparation of this manuscript.

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Section: Youth Advisories Within System-level Initiatives In Mental H...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%