a vision for a recovery model in irish mental health services

A Qualitative Analysis of Submissions to the Mental Health Commission on the Discussion PaperA Vision for a Recovery Model in Irish Mental Health ServicesQuestion 4: In your view what are the factors that will facilitate therecovery model within the Irish mental health services?Respondents were asked to highlight what they viewed as being the factors facilitatingthe recovery model within Irish mental health services. The most dominant themes thatemerged in the transcripts in response to this question are displayed in Table 6 below.Table 6: Frequencies of Key Themes for Response to Question 4 (percentages in parentheses)Key ThemesHSE /Ind GrHSE/Ind IndividProfessional BodyAdvocacy/Voluntary AgencyResearch/AcademicVocationalTotalTraining in Recovery Principles 9(42.8)3(18.8)4(57.1)5(45.5)2(20)1(33.3)24(35.3)Education and Awareness-Raisingof the Public6(28.6)4(25)2(28.6)5(45.5)4(40)- 21(30.9)Incorporating the Knowledge ofService Users9(42.8)3(18.8)3(42.8)3(27.3)3(30)- 21(30.9)Commitment to and Belief inRecovery Model by ServiceProviders7(33.3)3(18.8)2(28.6)3(27.3)- 2(67)17(25)Research Evidence for RecoveryModel6(28.6)3(18.8)2(28.6)3(27.3)2(20)1(33.3)17(25)Clear Guidelines for Best Practiceon Implementing Recovery Model5(23.8)1(6.3)1(14.3)- 4(40)- 11(16.2)Funding 3(14.2)Input from Advocacy groups 4(19)1(6.3)3(18.8)1(14.3)5(45.5)- - 1(10)- 1(33.3)11(16.2)- 8(11.8)Effective Leadership 1(4.8)2(12.5)1(14.3)2(18.2)2(20)- 8(11.8)Effective Interdisciplinarycommunication3(14.2)1(6.3)- 1(9)1(10)1(33.3)7(10.3)Health Professionals ReducingClinical Distance3(14.2)2(12.5)1(14.3)- 1(10)- 7(10.3)15