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QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT
COLLABORATIVE
(QuIC)
The Quality Improvement
Collaborative , QuIC , ( pronounced “quick”) is a project resulting from
Connecticut's multi-year Mental Health Transformation Initiative. This project
responds to the local and national movement toward a recovery and resiliency
oriented system of mental health care that is driven by the goals of
consumers/youth/families.
Consumers/Youth/Family
Members are being called upon to join QuIC to help bring about a fundamental
change in Connecticut's mental health system and to help ensure that the care
offered continues to incorporate the best practices available that support
recovery, resiliency, and a meaningful life in the community.
MISSION
To ensure that
consumers/youth/families play a central role in the development of a recovery
and resiliency oriented system of mental health care.
OBJECTIVE
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Build a quality
improvement collaborative made up of key stakeholders.
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Identify and
implement recovery-resilience oriented, consumer/youth/family
focused performance measurements for quality improvement.
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Design an
assessment system to evaluate the current service delivery models
and programs which incorporates the knowledge and the experience of
consumers, youth, and their families.
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Recognize
consumer/youth/families as experts in their own recovery.
- Supported by the Governor’s Mental
Health Transformation Grant, the Department of Mental Health and
Addiction Services and the Mental Health Advocacy Partners: the Regional
Mental Health Boards, Advocacy Unlimited, Favor, Inc. and NAMI-CT.
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