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Evaluating the Infant Mental Health Uniting Grant


Monday, November 2, 2015

Jennifer Marshall, PhD, MPH, CPH, Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Amber Warren, BS, University of South Florida College of Public Health, Department of Community & Family Health, Tampa, FL
Jerchelle Jean-Poix, BS, University of South Florida College of Public Health, Department of Community & Family Health, Tampa
background: One community has embarked upon the Infant Mental Health Uniting Grant (IMHUG), an intensive, one-year multiagency and cross-sector collaborative effort to improve, expand, and institutionalize infant mental health (IMH) practices throughout the system of care serving young children and their families. This study is an evaluation of the newly-formed IMHUG community collaboration’s process and progress. Stakeholders from 23 mental health, child welfare, early childhood education, university, and community agencies participate on the IMHUG Steering Committee.

methods: The PARTNER Tool survey was used to map social networks and measure: interagency collaboration; contribution; trust; and shared vision. Committee meetings were audio-recorded and meeting content and process was evaluated by two independent coders using a quality checklist. Process measures were drawn from community coalition action theory.Twenty (87%) agency representatives completed the baseline PARTNER survey.

findings: 95% ofl respondents rated the IMHUG Collaborative as successful (very/successful 9/18; somewhat successful 8/18). Respondents reported relatively high overall trust among agencies within the collaborative (average 3.02, range 2.5-3.67), and identified partners with the highest ratings of trust, resource contribution, power and influence. Shared mission, vision, and priorities were also reported. In the first three months, steering committee meetings covered 9/18 of the planned topic areas and met 7/9 of the process quality criteria.

implications: Innovative methods to evaluate system-level efforts to infuse IMH practice throughout a community can offer insight to the processes and outcomes that contribute to successful community change initiatives to improve IMH systems.

Learning Areas:

Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
Identify components of effective system-wide efforts to improve child mental health Describe process and outcome evaluation measures for community mental health initiatives Discuss the importance of infusing infant mental health practices into community agencies from all sectors serving young children and families

Keyword(s): Child/Adolescent Mental Health, Community-Based Partnership & Collaboration

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked in early childhood agencies and research for 25 years, and hold a Phd in community and family health. I am an Assistant Research Professor at USF College of Public Health and conduct multiple research studies related to child health, development, and access to care.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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