Capturing system level activities and impacts of mental health consumer-run organizations

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 287-299

  Janzen, Rich ^a   Nelson, Geoffrey ^b   Hausfather, Nadia ^a   Ochocka, Joanna ^a  

^a Centre for Research and Education in Human Services   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community mental health; Evaluation methods; Participatory action research; Systems change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 34249885072     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9107-2     Document Type: Article

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