Evaluating mental health services: overcoming the obstacles and integrating evaluation into practice

Health Services Utilization and Research Commission
Record ID 32000008166
English
Authors' objectives:

To ensure resources are used effectively and efficiently in minimizing burden of illness and maximizing human potential, evaluation must become an integral component in the delivery of mental health services. This paper provides an overview of evaluation initiatives in Saskatchewan and is intended to lend impetus and focus to future evaluations.

Authors' recommendations: This study concludes that several obstacles are preventing evaluation from becoming a regular part of service delivery. The Commission's recommendations range from a call for increased investment in evaluation resources (including staff and technical resources such as databases and information systems) to advising that evaluation become part of the daily service cycle. HSURC has developed and distributed a resource list intended to help district managers and providers design and implement evaluations of local mental health programs.
Authors' methods: Overview
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.hqc.sk.ca/resources.html
Year Published: 1998
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mental Health Services
Contact
Organisation Name: Health Services Utilization and Research Commission
Contact Address: Health Services Utilization and Research Committee Box 46, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon SK S7N 0W8, Canada Tel: (306) 655-1500, Fax: (306) 655-1462
Contact Name: nisbetb@sdh.sk.ac. This organisation is now closed. Please see the Health Quality Council (HQC) website for further information at: http://www.hqc.sk.ca/.
Contact Email: nisbetb@sdh.sk.ac. This organisation is now closed. Please see the Health Quality Council (HQC) website for further information at: http://www.hqc.sk.ca/.
Copyright: Health Services Utilization and Research Commission
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