Louise Byrne, MA, PhD
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2024
Editorial: Caring for our workers: advancing human resource management to support workforce mental health
Bartram T, Byrne L, Wang Y, Jiang Z. Editorial: Caring for our workers: advancing human resource management to support workforce mental health. Personnel Review 2024, 53: 1077-1091. DOI: 10.1108/pr-07-2024-935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOur Wished‐for Responses: Recommendations for Creating a Lived and Embodied Sense of Safety During Mental Health Crisis
Roennfeldt H, Hamilton B, Hill N, Castles C, Glover H, Byrne L, Roper C. Our Wished‐for Responses: Recommendations for Creating a Lived and Embodied Sense of Safety During Mental Health Crisis. Health Expectations 2024, 27: e14122. PMID: 38898606, PMCID: PMC11186845, DOI: 10.1111/hex.14122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health crisisCrisis careService usersHermeneutic phenomenological approachPerspectives of peopleHealth crisisHolistic careCrisis servicesSelf-reportSense of safetyCrisis supportCareMedical interventionsPhenomenological approachLived experienceImpact peoplePhone linesParticipantsInterviewsServicesPeopleEmotional holdingDesign servicesCrisis responseDesirable responsesEvaluation of lived experience Peer Support intervention for mental health service consumers in Primary Care (PS-PC): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Lawn S, Shelby-James T, Manger S, Byrne L, Fuss B, Isaac V, Kaambwa B, Ullah S, Rattray M, Gye B, Kaine C, Phegan C, Harris G, Worley P. Evaluation of lived experience Peer Support intervention for mental health service consumers in Primary Care (PS-PC): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials 2024, 25: 319. PMID: 38745299, PMCID: PMC11094922, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08165-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trialCluster randomised controlled trialRandomised controlled trialsPeer support interventionPeer workersMental health conditionsPrimary careSecondary healthcare providersSupport interventionsHealth outcomesHealthcare providersHealth conditionsMental health service consumersManaging mental health conditionsMental health care sectorSecondary healthcare sectorsHealth service consumersControlled trialsMental health careMental health servicesPractice staff membersMental health outcomesJourney of recoveryFamily membersHealth care sectorExploring the lived experience of receiving mental health crisis care at emergency departments, crisis phone lines and crisis care alternatives
Roennfeldt H, Hill N, Byrne L, Hamilton B. Exploring the lived experience of receiving mental health crisis care at emergency departments, crisis phone lines and crisis care alternatives. Health Expectations 2024, 27: e14045. PMID: 38590099, PMCID: PMC11002315, DOI: 10.1111/hex.14045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health crisis careMental health crisisCrisis careEmergency departmentCare experiencesExperiences of accessing careNegative care experiencesHealth crisisContext of emergency departmentHermeneutic phenomenological approachPhone linesExperiences of peopleIn-depth interviewsPhone supportAustralian adultsHuman connectionCare alternativesCrisis servicesParticipants' experiencesService usersCareShortage of literaturePhenomenological approachProvidersRisk assessmentEmploying people who have “been there, experienced that” to inform innovative HRM responses to workforce mental health issues: practice insights from industry
Wang Y, Chapman M, Byrne L, Hill J, Bartram T. Employing people who have “been there, experienced that” to inform innovative HRM responses to workforce mental health issues: practice insights from industry. Personnel Review 2024, 53: 1176-1187. DOI: 10.1108/pr-03-2023-0174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman resource managementMental health advocatesMental health issuesHuman resource management scholarsHuman resource management practicesHealth issuesLong-term financial commitmentHealth workforce issuesMental health sectorMental health challengesAustralian organizationsSenior executivesInnovative practicesHealth advocatesPractical insightsWorkforce issuesDay-to-day work practicesFinancial commitmentHealth challengesResource managementDesktop researchHealth sectorPractice guidelinesEmployed peopleWork practice
2023
Differences and Similarities Between Consumer- and Caregiver- or Family-Informed Peer Roles in Mental Health
Roennfeldt H, Chapman M, Runneboom C, Wang Y, Byrne L. Differences and Similarities Between Consumer- and Caregiver- or Family-Informed Peer Roles in Mental Health. Psychiatric Services 2023, 74: 1037-1044. PMID: 36987707, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer workersCaregiver perspectivesMental health staffMental health sectorMixed-methods designPeer workforceCaregiving experienceHealth staffPeer staffMental healthService usersCaregiversPeer roleHealth sectorQualitative findingsWork practiceQualitative dataFamily membersStaffAustralian surveyWorkforceAnalyzed dataQuantitative dataParticipantsWorkersMental Health Service Staff on Sharing Lived Experience in the Workplace
King A, Roennfeldt H, Brasier C, Byrne L, Fortune T, Brophy L. Mental Health Service Staff on Sharing Lived Experience in the Workplace. Australian Social Work 2023, 77: 228-242. DOI: 10.1080/0312407x.2022.2156802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCore social work valuesSocial work valuesSocial workersLived experienceService users' experiencesMental health service staffService reformHealth service staffWork valuesService staffInclusion of staffRange of rolesMental health workplaceMental health servicesHealth servicesService usersQualitative studyMental health systemStaff perspectivesConflicting waysHealth workplaceReformWorkersResponsibilityPerspective
2022
Human Resource Management Challenge to Innovate to Support Employees With Disability and Mental Health Challenges
Cavanagh J, Wang Y, Meacham H, Byrne L, Bartram T. Human Resource Management Challenge to Innovate to Support Employees With Disability and Mental Health Challenges. 2022, 189-205. DOI: 10.1108/978-1-80071-779-420221020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeveloping inclusive and healthy organizations by employing designated lived experience roles: Learning from human resource management innovations in the mental health sector
Wang Y, Byrne L, Bartram T, Chapman M. Developing inclusive and healthy organizations by employing designated lived experience roles: Learning from human resource management innovations in the mental health sector. The International Journal Of Human Resource Management 2022, 34: 1973-2001. DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2022.2054287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEntire workforceHuman resource management innovationHuman resource management interventionsEmployee mental health issuesInnovative HRM practicesSector-wide surveyResource management interventionsHRM practicesOrganizational outcomesHealthy organizationsManagement innovationInclusive organizationsOrganizational contextLeaders' commitmentHealth sectorRole clarityOrganizationSectorExperience rolesInclusion outcomesWorkforceTraditional roleIndividual outcomesMental health sectorService deliveryTo Disclose or Not to Disclose? Peer Workers Impact on a Culture of Safe Disclosure for Mental Health Professionals With Lived Experience
Byrne L, Roennfeldt H, Davidson L, Miller R, Bellamy C. To Disclose or Not to Disclose? Peer Workers Impact on a Culture of Safe Disclosure for Mental Health Professionals With Lived Experience. Psychological Services 2022, 19: 9-18. PMID: 34043384, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000555.Peer-Reviewed Original Research