| Title : | Consumer Measurement Systems and Child and Adolescent Mental Health |
| Publisher : | University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD, Australia And Vanderbilt University Nashville TN, USA |
| Authors : | | Leonard Bickman | | Barry Nurcombe | | Clare Townsend | | Madge Belle | | James Schut | | Marc Karver |
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| Synopsis : |
Under the National Mental Health Strategy, Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments have committed themselves to reforming mental health services in Australia. A key element of the reform agenda is to improve the quality and effectiveness of mental health services. Consumer outcome measurement offers a practical means of promoting this agenda.
In 1997, then Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services engaged the University of Queensland to review the use of outcome measures in Australia s child and adolescent mental health services. The Consultancy undertook to survey stakeholders and key leaders in the field of child and adolescent services, summarise existing outcome measures and report on the options for the development and implementation of an outcome measurement system. The project was conducted with advice from the Consumer Outcomes Advisory Group.
The study reflects a drive in health services development to measure consumer outcomes effectively and to see the results used appropriately. This drive is part of a wider movement in the community that is linked with concerns that all services be accountable and focused on quality.
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| Download : |
CAMHS OUTCOMES report measure.pdf
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