How Implementation Science Can (Help) Solve Longstanding and New Challenges in Behavioral Health Services Delivery for Persons with Serious Mental Illness-Presentation And Q&A

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In this video, Dr. Amy Cohen, Program Director for SMI Advisor, discusses the importance of implementation science in addressing challenges in delivering behavioral health services for those with serious mental illness (SMI). Dr. Cohen introduces Dr. Heather Gotham as the faculty for the webinar and lists the learning objectives for the session. Dr. Gotham explains the role of implementation science in mental healthcare and the implications for individuals with SMI. She discusses various challenges in behavioral health services delivery, such as lack of access to services, racial disparities, and lack of access to effective treatments.<br /><br />Dr. Gotham emphasizes the importance of understanding explanatory frameworks in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science and how they relates to clinicians' work with individuals with SMI. She highlights the difference between clinical interventions and implementation strategies, as well as differentiating patient-level from implementation-related outcomes.<br /><br />The transcript also explores the gaps in care and the role of implementation science in addressing them. Dr. Gotham discusses the use of determinants frameworks, process frameworks, and evaluative frameworks in understanding barriers and facilitators to implementation, as well as evaluating interventions and assessing implementation outcomes.<br /><br />Dr. Gotham mentions different implementation strategies, such as planning, educating, financing, restructuring, managing quality, and attending to policy. She highlights the need for precision implementation, tailoring strategies to specific contexts and barriers.<br /><br />The video concludes with the importance of mixed methods research and qualitative interviewing in understanding implementation processes and addressing challenges. Dr. Cohen and Dr. Gotham have a discussion about the importance of sustainability and hiring staff with the right skills and attitudes for implementing evidence-based practices. They also talk about the need for ongoing communication and collaboration between different healthcare settings to improve patient outcomes.<br /><br />Overall, the video emphasizes the role of implementation science in addressing challenges and improving behavioral health services for individuals with serious mental illness. It provides insights into various frameworks, strategies, and outcomes relevant to implementation science in mental healthcare.

Keywords

implementation science

behavioral health services

serious mental illness

SMI Advisor

Dr. Amy Cohen

Dr. Heather Gotham

dissemination and implementation science

clinical interventions

implementation strategies

implementation outcomes