1. ACCESS-MH Atlantic Canada Children’s Effective Service Strategies in Mental Health
Barriers and Facilitators in Access to Child/Youth Mental Health Services
Principal Investigators
Dr. Rick Audas (Nominated PI)- Health Economist- MUN
Dr. Scott Ronis (PI)- Psychologist- UNB
Dr. Kate Tilleczek(PI)- Canada Research Chair (Young Lives)- UPEI & SickKids
Dr. Michael Zhang (PI)- Operations Research Expert- SMU
Cathy Peyton- Project Manager

2. Aims
Invoke a unique approach to studying youth mental health in Atlantic Canada
Reduce barriers and improve quality of access and care
Increase system efficiency
Provide data for decision making and engaging public and policy makers
Focus on Co-morbidity and social determinants:
Autism Spectrum, Conduct Disorder, Eating Disorders, Depression/Anxiety

3. Why this matters
Improve the access and coordination of care for a patient group that has historically been under-funded and poorly managed
Share the data and models for policy & practice (reduce barriers and improve outcomes)
Collect detailed, visual patient journeys to narrate the system

4. Anticipated impacts series of interactive workshops with stakeholders
highlight key findings
describing ‘what works’
identifying enablers to access and care

5. Quantitative Modeling for Healthcare Delivery System
Care service C
Care service B
Patients in the waiting queue
Care service A
Patients

6. Indicators

7. Key opportunities
1) regional approach to the issue that is in step with other regional approaches (SPOR, PHAC Atlantic Scale Up)
2) the multi-method approach including innovative longitudinal and visual qualitative data collection. 

8. Tips and /or Conundrums
The impact of longitudinal visual qualitative data for integrated KT
Administrative data collection and sharing