Abstract
Despite many attempts at promoting systems integration, seamless care, and partnerships among service providers and users, mental health services internationally continue to be fragmented and piecemeal. We exploit recent ideas from complexity science to conceptualise mental health services as complex adaptive systems (CASs). The core features of CASs are described and Australia's headspace initiative is used as an example of the kinds of problems currently being faced. We argue that adopting a CAS lens can transform services, creating more connected care for service users with mental health conditions.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 43 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of Mental Health Systems |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
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Publication status | Published - 29 Jun 2017 |
Bibliographical note
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- Australia
- Complex adaptive systems
- Mental health services