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Impact of a Co-produced Initiative for Mental Health Programming at a Canadian Psychiatric Hospital

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There has been a call for a paradigm shift in mental health to be more recovery-oriented and include service users in the development and delivery of services. Although co-production has been linked with positive outcomes, more work is needed to understand this approach in Canada. The current study assessed the outcomes of a co-production initiative for service design and delivery. The data yielded positive outcomes—both for facilitators and group participants—in two broad areas: related to personal recovery and positive attitudes toward the organization. This study provides support for co-production in mental health programming and further elucidation of this approach for mental healthcare settings in Canada.

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  1. Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, 700 Gordon Street, Whitby, ON, L1N 5S9, Canada

    Krystle Martin, Simone Arbour & Allison Stevens

  2. University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada

    Krystle Martin

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Martin, K., Arbour, S. & Stevens, A. Impact of a Co-produced Initiative for Mental Health Programming at a Canadian Psychiatric Hospital. J. Psychosoc. Rehabil. Ment. Health 6, 131–140 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-019-00148-6

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