A longitudinal study of the impacts of a stay in a Prevention and Recovery Care service in Victoria, Australia

L Brophy; J Fletcher; S Dawadi; J Reece; V Edan; J Enticott; J Farhall; E Fossey; B Hamilton; C Harvey; G Meadows; C Mihalopoulos; E Morrisroe; R Newton; V Palmer; R Vine; S Waks; J Pirkis

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A longitudinal study of the impacts of a stay in a Prevention and Recovery Care service in Victoria, Australia

L Brophy, J Fletcher, S Dawadi, J Reece, V Edan, J Enticott, J Farhall, E Fossey, B Hamilton, C Harvey, G Meadows, C Mihalopoulos, E Morrisroe, R Newton, V Palmer, R Vine, S Waks, J Pirkis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2024

DOI: 10.1177/00048674241242943

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Abstract

Background: Prevention and Recovery Care services are residential sub-acute services in Victoria, Australia, guided by a commitment to recovery-oriented practice. The evidence regarding the effectiveness of this service model is limited, largely relying on small, localised evaluations. This study involved a state-wide investigation into the personal recovery, perceived needs for care, well-being and quality-of-life outcomes experienced by Prevention and Recovery Care services’ consumers. Methods: A longitudinal cohort design examined the trajectory of self-reported personal recovery and other outcomes for consumers in 19 Victorian Prevention and Recovery Care services over 4 time points (T1 ..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Lisa Brophy Author

Justine Fletcher Author

Vrinda Edan Author

Bridget Hamilton Author

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BUILDING THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY CARE SERVICES

This project involves seven inter-related studies designed to evaluate the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of Victoria's Preve..

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Awarded by State Government of Victoria

Funding Acknowledgements

We acknowledge and thank the consumers, carers and family members, and mental health professionals who have participated in the project along with the Lived Experience Advisory Panel, Clinical Services Advisory Group and national and international advisors. This investigation was conducted by a team of researchers working alongside partner investigators from the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and all the MHCSS involved in providing PARC services in Victoria at the time of the study: Break Thru, Ermha, Life Without Barriers, Cohealth, Wellways, Mind Australia Limited and Neami National. Our thanks to Greta Baumgartel, Simon Jones, Michelle Kehoe, Rosemary Callander, Tess Hall, Anastasia Ossukhova, Elizabeth Vercoe, Francesca Kupperman and Maria Katergaris for providing research assistance across the life of the project.