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Harlem Strong Mental Health Coalition
Sponsor: City University of New York, School of Public Health
Summary
Addressing health disparities, especially in the face of coronavirus pandemic, requires an integrated multi-sector equity-focused, community-based approach. This study will examine the impact of Harlem Strong Community Mental Health Collaborative, a community-wide multi-sectoral coalition in which a health insurer works with a network of community-based organizations, medical providers, and behavioral health providers to engage in a network-wide implementation planning process to: (1) problem-solve financing, access, and quality of care barriers, (2) support capacity building for mental health (MH) task-sharing for community health workers, (3) facilitate coordination and collaboration across MH/behavioral health, primary care, and a range of social services, including case management, housing supports, financial education, employment support, and other community resources to improve linkages to services, and (4) identify a set of common MH, social risk, and health metrics and strategies to integrate these metrics into data systems across the network for continuous quality improvement of the system. The long-term goal of our study is to develop sustainable model for task-sharing MH care that will be embedded in a coordinated comprehensive network of services, including primary care, behavioral/MH, social services, and other community resources.
Official title: Harlem Strong Mental Health Coalition: A Multi-sector Community-Engaged Collaborative for System Transformation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
700
Start Date
2023-04-05
Completion Date
2026-08-31
Last Updated
2024-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
MH task-sharing training
Providers will be trained to screen for MH, provide education, refer, and coordinate to range of social services. MH training typically consists of education and resources, such as one-time workshops and toolkits, provided with limited technical assistance.
Supervision
Additionally, Community Health Workers (CHWs) will receive bi-weekly group supervision for the first 6-months, and monthly supervision for the remaining year on Zoom from a supervisor at Center for Innovation in Mental Health.
Learning Collaborative
A learning collaborative with multidisciplinary teams from various healthcare organizations will support continuous quality improvement and develop develop structured approach to improve provision of care.
Technology Intervention
To be determined by community crowdsourcing after the first phase of implementation of the multisector collaborative care for MH task-sharing.
Locations (2)
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
New York, New York, United States
Harlem Congregation for Community Improvement
New York, New York, United States