Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2004

Department

Psychology

Abstract

This article provides a framework for the evaluation of mental health consumer/ survivor organizations that consists of four main components: (a) participatory processes, (b) conceptualization of the activities and outcomes at the individual and systems levels of these organizations, (c) the combination of quantitative and qualitative methods for examining activities and outcomes, and (d) dissemination and action. We assert that these components form a comprehensive and holistic framework for evaluating mental health consumer/survivor organizations; we illustrate how these components can be put into action through a case study of four mental health consumer/survivor organizations in Ontario; and we reflect on the lessons that we have learned in conducting this evaluation.

Comments

This article was originally published in The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 19(3): 29-53. © 2004 Canadian Evaluation Society

Download

Share

COinS