Top 30 Quality Measures

Caregiver Involvement in Child Mental Health Care

Overall Rank: 15

One or more visits with adult caregiver of child (13 years old or younger) within 3 months of the child being treated for a psychiatric or substance-related disorder.

Domain : Children

Young people 0 to 11 years of age and conditions common in this population
Additional Domain(s) : Continuity, Family Involvement

Rationale

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Primary Reference

Hermann RC, Palmer H, Leff S, Shwartz M, Provost S, Chan J, Chiu WT, Lagodmos G. Achieving consensus across diverse stakeholders on quality measures for mental healthcare.
Med Care. 2004 Dec;42(12):1246-53.
PMID: 15550805

Level of Evidence

III: Preliminary research evidence only or evidence based on consensus opinion only.

Summarized Comments

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Only 1 in 3 months? It seems the bar is set too low.
In order for treatment to be most beneficial caregiver or parents must be part of the process.
If this is for family training and/or caregiver mental health, then it is relevant and actionable and important

Variation in Results

Ratings-based Rank

Relevance	23
Actionability	9
Overall Importance	22

Stakeholder Rank

Academics	11
Clinicians	23
Consumers	7
Decision Makers	45

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Special Group Rank

First Nations	55
Rural Areas	37
Federal Stakeholders	28

Regional Rank

BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS	PE	NL	YT	NT	NU
62	36	5	60	25	1	45	21	29	38	35	50	65

Overall Rank

SA12f (B1381)

Distribution of Survey Respondent Ratings

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3 = can live without
2 = nice to have
1 = indispensable

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the official policies of Health Canada