Building bridges
Subtitle: lessons from a Pittsburgh partnership to strengthen systems of care for maternal depression
By: Donna Keyser ... [et al.].
Contributors: Rand Corporation
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780833050069
Other titles: Lessons from a Pittsburgh partnership to strengthen systems of care for maternal depression
Description: Between January 2007 and June 2010, members of the Allegheny County Maternal and Child Health Care Collaborative designed, implemented, and evaluated the Allegheny County Maternal Depression Initiative, a local systems-change effort focused on increasing identification, referrals, and engagement in treatment as needed and appropriate for women at high risk for maternal depression. The collaborative was successful in improving key organizational and clinical processes related to the achievement of its aims. This report describes how and why the initiative was created, the processes through which it was implemented and evaluated, and the results and lessons learned. It concludes with recommendations in four areas for practice and policy change designed to expand and sustain the initiative's achievements: improve identification of maternal depression, enhance access to available resources and services, increase engagement in behavioral health treatment, and improve overall systems performance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.