Does A Parent Peer Support Program Help Parents of Children Who Need Mental Health Services Support Their Child’s Care?

Authors

REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

Files

Why this matters?

The study aimed to assess the impact of a Family Navigator (FN) program developed to increase child behavioral therapy service utilization on parent and child outcomes.

Publication Date

4-2024

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland

Keywords

Access to Care, Research, Community Health, Mental Health Services, Peer Support, Family Navigator Program

Disciplines

Mental and Social Health

Comments

This research summary is provided by the REACH Dissemination Committee based on a full study created by others.

Project Collaborators include key personnel and advisory panel members that represent the three largest health systems in Maine, The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Council on Aging, Community Care Partnership of Maine, and Maine Area Health Education Center.

This program has been funded in part by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Please visit Does A Parent Peer Support Program Help Parents of Children Who Need Mental Health Services Support Their Child's Care? -- The Family VOICE Study | PCORI for the full study.

Haider A, Schneider E, Schuur J, et al. (2019). Comparing Ways to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Emergency Room—The EQUALITY Study. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/7.2019.AD.110114IC

Recommended Citation

REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA, "Does A Parent Peer Support Program Help Parents of Children Who Need Mental Health Services Support Their Child’s Care?" (2024). REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health. 15.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/15