FAmily Engagement Strategy for Coordinated Specialty Care

Description

Family members/support persons' engagement in mental health services has been linked to reduced burden and stress and improves engagement and outcomes in individuals in the early stages of psychosis. The goal of FAMES is to address low family member/support person engagement in services. FAMES will also address disparities in coordinated specialty care (CSC) by using a culturally responsive family engagement strategy to be delivered by family peers.

Conditions

Family Members, Implementation

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Family members/support persons' engagement in mental health services has been linked to reduced burden and stress and improves engagement and outcomes in individuals in the early stages of psychosis. The goal of FAMES is to address low family member/support person engagement in services. FAMES will also address disparities in coordinated specialty care (CSC) by using a culturally responsive family engagement strategy to be delivered by family peers.

Integration of a Culturally Responsive Family Peer Delivered Engagement Strategy in Coordinated Specialty Care

FAmily Engagement Strategy for Coordinated Specialty Care

Condition
Family Members
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Bend

Deschutes County Behavioral Health EASA, Bend, Oregon, United States, 97703

Pasco

Comprehensive Healthcare, Pasco, Washington, United States, 99301

Tacoma

Lucid Living, Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98418

Yakima

Comprehensive Healthcare, Yakima, Washington, United States, 98902

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Family member/support person of an individual enrolled in coordinated specialty care services for equal to or less than 6 months.
  • * 18 years of age or older.
  • * During the active implementation period (FAMES) did not participate in the attention control condition.
  • * If they do not understand the consent process.
  • * If they do not speak and/or understand English or Spanish.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Washington State University,

Study Record Dates

2029-12