Accelerating youth mental health services research

Sue M. Cotton; Kate M. Filia; Matthew P. Hamilton; Caroline X. Gao; Jana M. Menssink; Nic Telford; Patrick McGorry; Debra Rickwood

doi:10.1177/10398562231167691

Accelerating youth mental health services research

Sue M. Cotton, Kate M. Filia, Matthew P. Hamilton, Caroline X. Gao, Jana M. Menssink, Nic Telford, Patrick McGorry, Debra Rickwood

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Objective: We describe a research program to advance youth mental health service research in Australia, addressing two core knowledge gaps: the lack of available routine outcome measures and lack of understanding of how to assess and monitor complexity and heterogeneity in illness presentation and trajectory. Conclusions: Our research identifies better routine outcome measures (ROM) that are: designed specifically for the developmental nuances of the 12–25-year age range; multidimensional; and meaningful to young people, their carers, and service providers. Alongside much-needed new measures of complexity and heterogeneity, these tools will inform service providers to better meet the needs of young people presenting with mental health problems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	292–294
Number of pages	3
Journal	Australasian Psychiatry
Volume	31
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562231167691
Publication status	Published - Jun 2023

Keywords

Australia
health care
mental health services
outcome assessment
Youth mental health

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Accelerating youth mental health services research

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