TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Experiences of child protection workers in collaborating with adult mental health providers: an exploratory study from Ontario, Canada
JO  - Children and youth services review
A1  - Mason, Robin
A1  - Du Mont, Janice
A1  - Paterson, Maeve
A1  - Hyman, Ilene
SP  - 271
EP  - 276
VL  - 86
IS  - 
N2  - Collaboration between child welfare and adult mental health service providers is important to address parental risk factors that may affect child wellbeing. The aim of this paper is to describe findings from a survey which identified barriers and facilitators to collaboration between these two sectors. A semi-structured instrument, adapted from Frederico et al. (2014), was used for data collection. A total of 339 service providers in Ontario, Canada, completed the survey. The collaborative strategies used most frequently were co-working with staff from other services and case conferences; yet, these strategies were only used by just over one half of all respondents. Several barriers and facilitators to collaboration were identified by respondents. To improve collaboration between child welfare and adult mental health services, respondents recommended better clarity of roles and goals, increased information sharing, capacity building across sectors and new models of integrated service delivery.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0190-7409
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -