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Transforming youth mental health services and supports in Ireland
1Headstrong - The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, Dublin, Ireland. bob@headstrong.ie
Background:
Young people in the Republic of Ireland do not have access to appropriate mental health services and supports, necessitating transformational change in delivery systems.
Aims:
Describe ongoing development and change efforts facilitated by Headstrong--The National Centre for Youth Mental Health.
Methods:
Discusses findings from a national needs assessment, core strategies within the change initiative, progress in system-building, and preliminary descriptive and outcome data.
Results:
Five demonstration sites comprised of four counties and a city neighbourhood are operational and preliminary data are promising with respect to implementation and outcomes.
Conclusion:
Effective change initiatives require vision and leadership, competence- and capacity-building, participative planning and engagement, adequate and thoughtfully deployed resources, and a comprehensive change management approach.
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