The Impact of Policy Changes, Dedicated Funding and Implementation Support on Early Intervention Programs for Psychosis.
Bastian Bertulies-EspositoSrividya N IyerAmal Abdel-BakiPublished in: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (2022)
Increased governmental implementation support including dedicated funding led to widespread implementation of good-quality, accessible EIS. Though some differences were found between programs founded before and after 2017, there was no overall discernible impact of year of implementation. Persisting challenges to collecting data may impede monitoring, data-informed decision-making, and quality improvement. Maintaining fidelity and meeting provincial standards may prove challenging as programs mature and adapt to their catchment area's specificities and as caseloads increase. Governmental incidence estimates may need recalculation considering recent epidemiological data.