BUILDING THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY CARE SERVICES

Grant number: 1115907 | Funding period: 2016 - 2021

Completed

Abstract

This project involves seven inter-related studies designed to evaluate the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of Victoria's Prevention and Recovery Care Services (PARCS), which are residential services for people with severe mental disorders. The project represents a partnership between universities, PARCS providers, clinical services and the Victorian Government, and will actively engage service users and their carers and other experts

Related publications (5)

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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

2021-01-11

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

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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

2021-01-01

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

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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

2020-06-16

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

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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

2019-10-24

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

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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

2019-06-11

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