Implementing Mental Health Recovery Guidelines into Services: A Pan-Canadian Study

The overall objective of this project is to implement and evaluate Canada’s new Mental Health Recovery Guidelines in British Columbia and four other Canadian provinces. The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) developed the Canadian Guidelines for Recovery-Oriented Practice to move beyond policy to implementation of recovery oriented practices in health care organizations.

BC-based co-investigator: Regina Casey (University of British Columbia)

The overall objective of this project is to implement and evaluate Canada’s new Mental Health Recovery Guidelines in British Columbia and four other Canadian provinces. The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) developed the Canadian Guidelines for Recovery-Oriented Practice to move beyond policy to implementation of recovery oriented practices in health care organizations.

This research project will evaluate the facilitators and barriers to implementing the Recovery Guidelines, as well as the impact of implementing Recovery Guidelines on implementation teams, service providers, patients, and families involved with mental health services. The project aligns with the BC Ministry of Health priority area, primary and community care.

Outputs of this project include: 1) five case studies reporting the results of the implementation and lessons learned; 2) an online toolkit for managers and service providers including how to plan, implement and sustain the Guidelines in health organizations; and 3) local and national communities of practice to sustain implementation.