A Comprehensive Evaluation Framework for Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations

Values, Conceptualization, Design, and Action

Authors

  • Geoffrey Nelson Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
  • Joanna Ochocka Centre for Research and Education in Human Services, Kitchener, Ontario
  • Rich Janzen Centre for Research and Education in Human Services, Kitchener, Ontario
  • John Trainor Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario
  • Shawn Lauzon Ontario Peer Development Initiative, Toronto, Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.0019.004

Abstract

This article provides a framework for the evaluation of mental health consumer/ survivor organizations that consists of four main components: (a) participatory processes, (b) conceptualization of the activities and outcomes at the individual and systems levels of these organizations, (c) the combination of quantitative and qualitative methods for examining activities and outcomes, and (d) dissemination and action. We assert that these components form a comprehensive and holistic framework for evaluating mental health consumer/survivor organizations; we illustrate how these components can be put into action through a case study of four mental health consumer/survivor organizations in Ontario; and we reflect on the lessons that we have learned in conducting this evaluation.

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Published

2005-01-21

How to Cite

Nelson, G., Ochocka, J., Janzen, R., Trainor, J., & Lauzon, S. (2005). A Comprehensive Evaluation Framework for Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations: Values, Conceptualization, Design, and Action. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 19(3), 29–53. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.0019.004

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2005): Special Issue

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Copyright (c) 2005 Geoffrey Nelson, Joanna Ochocka, Rich Janzen, John Trainor, Shawn Lauzon

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