TY - JOUR
T1 - Interorganizational relationships among family support organizations and child mental health agencies
AU - Acri, Mary C.
AU - Palinkas, Larry
AU - Hoagwood, Kimberly E.
AU - Shen, Sa
AU - Schoonover, Diana
AU - Reutz, Jennifer Rolls
AU - Landsverk, John
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments We gratefully acknowledge the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for funding this project, and the MacArthur Foundation for supporting the MacArthur Youth Research Network.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - This study examined: (1) qualitative aspects of close working relationships between family support organizations and child mental health agencies, including effective and ineffective characteristics of the relationship and aspects that they would change, and (2) the impact of the working relationship upon the family support organization. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 directors of family support organizations characterized as having a close working relationship with a child mental health agency. Three main themes emerged regarding the quality of the working relationship: (a) interactional factors, including shared trust, communication, collaboration and service coordination; (b) aspects of the inner context of the family support organization, mental health agency, or both, including alignment of goals and values and perceptions of mental health services; and (c) outer contextual factors external to the organizations, such as financial and county regulations. Responses to the perceived impact of the relationship was divided into two themes: positive impacts (e.g. gained respect, influence and visibility), and negative impacts (e.g. lack of trust). This study lays the foundation for future research to better understand the mechanisms underlying interorganizational relationships in communities among different types of providers to create a more seamless continuum of services for families of children with mental health conditions.
AB - This study examined: (1) qualitative aspects of close working relationships between family support organizations and child mental health agencies, including effective and ineffective characteristics of the relationship and aspects that they would change, and (2) the impact of the working relationship upon the family support organization. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 directors of family support organizations characterized as having a close working relationship with a child mental health agency. Three main themes emerged regarding the quality of the working relationship: (a) interactional factors, including shared trust, communication, collaboration and service coordination; (b) aspects of the inner context of the family support organization, mental health agency, or both, including alignment of goals and values and perceptions of mental health services; and (c) outer contextual factors external to the organizations, such as financial and county regulations. Responses to the perceived impact of the relationship was divided into two themes: positive impacts (e.g. gained respect, influence and visibility), and negative impacts (e.g. lack of trust). This study lays the foundation for future research to better understand the mechanisms underlying interorganizational relationships in communities among different types of providers to create a more seamless continuum of services for families of children with mental health conditions.
KW - Family support
KW - Family support organizations
KW - Peer-to-peer support
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U2 - 10.1007/s10488-012-0434-8
DO - 10.1007/s10488-012-0434-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 22865099
AN - SCOPUS:84903538730
SN - 0894-587X
VL - 41
SP - 447
EP - 454
JO - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
JF - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
IS - 4
ER -