System of Care Checklists From the FEMHS Study

The Family Experience of the Mental Health System was designed to meet a need for information from family perspectives about service access and delivery, as well as about speci!c aspects of services that are most and least helpful. Over a two year period, families shared their experiences as they sought services, entered treatment, and remained in or terminated treatment. A Findings Compendium was developed, along with the following checklists, which summarizes !ndings and their policies and practice implications. Based on the experiences of the families in the study, as well as evidence-based and promising practices, these checklists can help guide the development of systems of care as they address child and family issues of: Medication; Decisions and Responsibilities of Care; Pathways and Access to Care ; and, Helpfulness of Formal Organizations and Informal Supports