Building capacity for promotion, prevention and early intervention in mental health

Scanlon, Kym; Raphael, Beverley

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“…They suggest it as an approach for identifying public health training resources, given what they see as a mismatch between the need for public health training and the lack of funding [27]. Work by Hughes [28,29] on workforce capacity in public health nutrition and by Scanlon and Raphael [30] in mental health illustrate the interrelated nature of different areas and levels when attempting to map capacity. For example, Scanlon and Raphael argue that improving mental health will require increased capacity in three areas; the policy context, the workforce and the community [30].…”

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“…What we needed was an assessment tool that local agencies could use to provide a snapshot of the entire public health system. Some, such as the workforce framework developed by Dal Poz and others [35] or the work by Scanlon and Raphael [30], deal with only one issue or component. We felt that attempting to blend a number of different tools or frameworks would produce an unwieldy instrument that contained too great a degree of detail.…”

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The development and pilot testing of a rapid assessment tool to improve local public health system capacity in Australia

Bagley

Lin

2009

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundTo operate effectively the public health system requires infrastructure and the capacity to act. Public health's ability to attract funding for infrastructure and capacity development would be enhanced if it was able to demonstrate what level of capacity was required to ensure a high performing system. Australia's public health activities are undertaken within a complex organizational framework that involves three levels of government and a diverse range of other organizations. The question of appropriate levels of infrastructure and capacity is critical at each level. Comparatively little is known about infrastructure and capacity at the local level.MethodsIn-depth interviews were conducted with senior managers in two Australian states with different frameworks for health administration. They were asked to reflect on the critical components of infrastructure and capacity required at the local level. The interviews were analyzed to identify the major themes. Workshops with public health experts explored this data further. The information generated was used to develop a tool, designed to be used by groups of organizations within discrete geographical locations to assess local public health capacity.ResultsLocal actors in these two different systems pointed to similar areas for inclusion for the development of an instrument to map public health capacity at the local level. The tool asks respondents to consider resources, programs and the cultural environment within their organization. It also asks about the policy environment - recognizing that the broader environment within which organizations operate impacts on their capacity to act. Pilot testing of the tool pointed to some of the challenges involved in such an exercise, particularly if the tool were to be adopted as policy.ConclusionThis research indicates that it is possible to develop a tool for the systematic assessment of public health capacity at the local level. Piloting the tool revealed some concerns amongst participants, particularly about how the tool would be used. However there was also recognition that the areas covered by the tool were those considered relevant.

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The development and pilot testing of a rapid assessment tool to improve local public health system capacity in Australia

Bagley

Lin

2009

BMC Public Health

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What is good mental health? A scoping review

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Pablo

Micheli

et al. 2020

European Neuropsychopharmacology

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Developing a scale measuring perceived knowledge and skills dimensions for mental health promotion: a pilot test using a convenience sample

Lang

Stengård

Wynne

2016

The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice

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Purpose – Against the background of rising mental health (MH) problems many practitioners and health programmers require tools to plan and implement mental health promotion (MHP). A Likert scale to measure Perceived Knowledge of Skills needed for MHP (PKSMHP) was developed and pilot tested. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A convenience sample of leading personnel (n=106) in three settings (43 schools, 24 workplaces, 39 care facilities) was drawn in five European countries. A descriptive item analysis, an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and a scales’ performance analysis was adopted. Findings – The validated PKSMHP scale included nine high-quality items measuring the knowledge level of three skills dimensions: MHP management/planning, MHP tools/methods/services and recognition/detection of MH problems. Taken together these can be seen to represent the overall type of skills needed for implementing MHP. Originality/value – The short scale showed very good scale performance values in this pilot study. After further testing the scale might be used as a baseline assessment of MHP needs, as a building block for MHP training and organisational capacity building.

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Building capacity for promotion, prevention and early intervention in mental health

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The development and pilot testing of a rapid assessment tool to improve local public health system capacity in Australia

The development and pilot testing of a rapid assessment tool to improve local public health system capacity in Australia

What is good mental health? A scoping review

Developing a scale measuring perceived knowledge and skills dimensions for mental health promotion: a pilot test using a convenience sample

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