Justine Fletcher

Outcomes of Victorian Prevention and Recovery Care Services: A matched pairs comparison

John Farhall, Lisa Brophy, John Reece, Holly Tibble, Long Khanh-Dao Le, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Justine Fletcher, Carol Harvey, Emma Morrisroe, Richard Newton, Georgina Sutherland, Matthew J Spittal, Graham Meadows, Ruth Vine, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVE: In Victoria, Prevention and Recovery Care Services have been established to provide a partial alternative to inpatient ..

Design features that reduce the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities: a rapid systematic review

Sanne Oostermeijer, Catherine Brasier, Carol Harvey, Bridget Hamilton, Cath Roper, Andrew Martel, Justine Fletcher, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ OPEN

Increasing efforts are being made to prevent and/or eliminate the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities. Rece..

Safewards Training in Victoria, Australia A Descriptive Analysis of Two Training Methods and Subsequent Implementation

Justine Fletcher, John Reece, Stuart A Kinner, Lisa Brophy, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Safewards is a psychosocial intervention designed to improve practice and staff-patient interactions in mental health wards. Howev..

Similarities and differences in people accessing prevention and recovery care services and inpatient units in Victoria, Australia

Georgina Sutherland, Carol Harvey, Holly Tibble, Matthew J Spittal, John Farhall, Justine Fletcher, Graham Meadows, J Richard Newton, Ruth Vine, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: There is an emerging international literature demonstrating clinical and cost-effectiveness of sub-acute residential m..

Prevention and Recovery Care Services in Australia: Describing the Role and Function of Sub-Acute Recovery-Based Residential Mental Health Services in Victoria

Justine Fletcher, Lisa Brophy, Helen Killaspy, Priscilla Ennals, Bridget Hamilton, Laura Collister, Teresa Hall, Carol Harvey

Journal article  |  2019  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

Background: Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) services are relatively new sub-acute residential services that have supported peo..

Safewards Impact in Inpatient Mental Health Units in Victoria, Australia: Staff Perspectives

Justine Fletcher, Bridget Hamilton, Stuart A Kinner, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2019  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

Introduction: Mental health professionals working in acute inpatient mental health wards are involved in a complex interplay betwe..

Consumer Perspectives of Safewards Impact in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Wards in Victoria, Australia

Justine Fletcher, Sally Buchanan-Hagen, Lisa Brophy, Stuart A Kinner, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2019  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

Background: Inpatient mental health wards are reported by many consumers to be custodial, unsafe, and lacking in therapeutic relat..

Prevention and Recovery Care Services in Australia: Developing a State-Wide Typology of a Subacute Residential Mental Health Service Model

Carol Harvey, Lisa Brophy, Holly Tibble, Helen Killaspy, Matthew J Spittal, Bridget Hamilton, Priscilla Ennals, Richard Newton, Paul Cruickshank, Teresa Hall, Justine Fletcher

Journal article  |  2019  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

Aims: Community-based residential alternatives to hospitalization are an emerging service model. Evidence for their acceptability ..

Consumer recommendations for enhancing the Safewards model and interventions

Hamilton Kennedy, Cath Roper, Rory Randall, Daniel Pintado, Sally Buchanan-Hagen, Justine Fletcher, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

This paper critiques the Safewards model through the lens of lived experiences of psychiatric hospitalization, diagnosis of mental..

Working towards least restrictive environments in acute mental health wards in the context of locked door policy and practice

Justine Fletcher, Bridget Hamilton, Stuart Kinner, Georgina Sutherland, Kylie King, Juan Jose Tellez, Carol Harvey, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

There has been a shift towards provision of mental health care in community-based settings in Australia. However, hospitals contin..