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Table 3 Summary of findings

From: Interagency collaboration in primary mental health care: lessons from the Partners in Recovery program

 

Barriers

Enablers

Macro integration

Jurisdictional boundaries (intergovernmental and intersectoral)

Sustainability and amount of funding

Meeting funding requirements

Service siloing

Dedicated funding

Meso integration

Lack of agreement about the focus of care

Failure to recognize the expertise of service providers

Knowledge of mental health

Sharing of information

Respect for service providers

Local knowledge

Population health planning identifying distribution and gaps in mental health services

Micro integration

Centralisation of management once funding was obtained

Joint planning

Designated PIR managers with program oversight

Development of relationships between service managers

Centralized intake

Shared electronic records