A Mixed-Methods Outcomes Evaluation Protocol for a Co-Produced Psychoeducation Workshop Series on Recovery from Psychosis

Ying Ying Lee (), Wei Ler Koo, Yi Fong Tan, Vanessa Seet, Mythily Subramaniam, Suying Ang and Charmaine Tang
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Ying Ying Lee: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Wei Ler Koo: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Yi Fong Tan: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Vanessa Seet: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Mythily Subramaniam: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Suying Ang: Early Psychosis Intervention Programme, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Charmaine Tang: Early Psychosis Intervention Programme, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-15

Abstract: Co-production in mental health is a relatively new approach to designing and delivering mental health services, which involves collaboration amongst professionals, persons in recovery, and their caregivers to provide services. The aim of this protocol paper is to detail the implementation and evaluation of a co-produced workshop series named Broken Crayons . Collaborating with an early intervention program for first-episode psychosis, the study team and peer volunteers generated a co-production framework based on their experience of co-producing 11 workshops. This paper also outlines a protocol to evaluate Broken Crayons , a psychoeducation workshop series co-created and co-delivered by mental health professionals, persons in recovery, and their caregivers. Indicators on personal recovery, mental wellbeing, community integration, etc., are included as outcomes. Two-tailed, paired t -tests will be used to compare pre- and post-workshop survey data. Focus group discussions will also be conducted to gather subjective experiences of participants of the Broken Crayons workshops. Cost-savings of co-production by Recovery Colleges are discussed. The implications of using co-production to foster citizenry in persons living with first-episode psychosis are discussed in the context of social causation and social drift theories. Taken together, we argued that co-production is not just a passing trend, but a moral imperative for inclusive and equitable mental health service design and delivery.

Keywords: co-production; recovery college; outcome evaluation; implementation; mental health; psychosis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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