Capturing system level activities and impacts of mental health consumer-run organizations |
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Authors: | Rich Janzen Geoffrey Nelson Nadia Hausfather Joanna Ochocka |
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Affiliation: | (1) Centre for Research and Education in Human Services, 73 King St. West. Suite 300, N2G 1A7 Kitchener, ON, Canada;(2) Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, N2L 3C5 Waterloo, ON, Canada |
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Abstract: | Since the 1970s mental health consumer-run organizations have come to offer not only mutual support, but they have also adopted agendas for broader social change. Despite an awareness of the need for system level efforts that create supportive environments for their members, there has been limited research demonstrating how their system level activities can be documented or their impacts evaluated. The purpose of this paper is to feature a method of evaluating systems change activities and impacts. The paper is based on a longitudinal study evaluating four mental health consumer-run organizations in Ontario, Canada. The study tracked system level activities and impacts using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The article begins by describing the development and implementation of these methods. Next it offers a critical analysis of the methods used. It concludes by reflecting on three lessons learned about capturing system level activities and impacts of mental health consumer-run organizations. |
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Keywords: | Systems change Evaluation methods Community mental health Participatory action research |
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