2024
Dark night of the soul: the lived experience and meaning of mental health crisis
Roennfeldt H, Wyder M, Castles C, Hill N, Byrne L, Hamilton B. Dark night of the soul: the lived experience and meaning of mental health crisis. Advances In Mental Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2024.2428308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health crisisCrisis servicesEmergency departmentPerspectives of peoplePerson's own understandingHealth crisisRisk of harmCrisis careMental illnessExistential explanationsPsychiatric diagnosisPsychiatric disordersPhenomenological studyLived experienceHuman conditionSuicidePhone linesParticipantsSubjective meaningPeopleFuller understandingRiskServicesCrisis experienceCareA Model for Understanding Lived Expertise to Support Effective Recruitment of Peer Roles
Byrne L, Roennfeldt H. A Model for Understanding Lived Expertise to Support Effective Recruitment of Peer Roles. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 1-12. PMID: 39538088, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01424-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer roleFocus groupsLived expertiseLived experienceImprove recruitment strategiesMulti-disciplinary organizationPeer workforceImpact of adverse experiencesPeer workersMental healthIndividual interviewsRecruitment strategiesQualitative studyRecruitment materialsDrug servicesCombination of individualLife changesEffects of rolesEffective recruitmentParticipantsPosition descriptionsExperiential knowledgeEssential knowledgeLivingPeerWe can do better: Recommendations for mental health crisis care from people with lived experience
Roennfeldt H, Glover H, Castles C, Roper C, Hill N, Byrne L, Hamilton B. We can do better: Recommendations for mental health crisis care from people with lived experience. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2024 PMID: 39501812, DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.14528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe anatomy of crisis
Roennfeldt H, Hill N, Byrne L, Hamilton B. The anatomy of crisis. International Journal Of Qualitative Studies On Health And Well-Being 2024, 19: 2416580. PMID: 39417632, PMCID: PMC11488168, DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2416580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEditorial: 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
2021
Supporting the Sharing of Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace: Findings from Comparative Case Study Research at Two Mental Health Services
King A, Fortune T, Byrne L, Brophy L. Supporting the Sharing of Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace: Findings from Comparative Case Study Research at Two Mental Health Services. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 12831. PMID: 34886557, PMCID: PMC8657442, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement literatureSenior organizational leadersComparative case study researchMental health challengesComparative case study designCase study researchDirect service deliveryPersonal leaveOrganizational leadersWorkforce diversityCase study designMH challengesStudy researchWorkplace factorsMH staffIndividual performanceTeam reflectionSupervisory roleService deliveryConcealable stigmaHealth challengesMutual sharingQualitative analysisPersonal experienceSharingUsing the Double Diamond model to co-design a dementia caregivers telehealth peer support program
Banbury A, Pedell S, Parkinson L, Byrne L. Using the Double Diamond model to co-design a dementia caregivers telehealth peer support program. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2021, 27: 667-673. PMID: 34726994, DOI: 10.1177/1357633x211048980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubjective Experiences of Mental Health Crisis Care in Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review of the Qualitative Literature
Roennfeldt H, Wyder M, Byrne L, Hill N, Randall R, Hamilton B. Subjective Experiences of Mental Health Crisis Care in Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review of the Qualitative Literature. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 9650. PMID: 34574574, PMCID: PMC8471743, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health crisisEmergency departmentHealth crisisMental health crisis careMental health presentationsExperience of treatmentImpact of treatmentHealth presentationsCrisis careQualitative literatureNarrative reviewO'Malley's frameworkNegative experiencesSubjective experienceDepartmentTreatmentReviewExpectations of peopleFindingsEMBASEMEDLINEPoints of opportunityCINAHLPsycINFOPeer support work for people experiencing mental distress attending the emergency department: Exploring the potential
Brasier C, Roennfeldt H, Hamilton B, Martel A, Hill N, Stratford A, Buchanan‐Hagen S, Byrne L, Castle D, Cocks N, Davidson L, Brophy L. Peer support work for people experiencing mental distress attending the emergency department: Exploring the potential. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2021, 34: 78-84. PMID: 34490720, DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer support workersPeer support workMental distressED staffSupport personsSupport workersPeer workersEmergency departmentED servicesFocus groupsED contextCo-produced qualitative studyExpert panelDistressEDQualitative studyMulti-disciplinary research teamSignificant workforceGroupWorkersStaffEffective Peer Employment Within Multidisciplinary Organizations: Model for Best Practice
Byrne L, Roennfeldt H, Wolf J, Linfoot A, Foglesong D, Davidson L, Bellamy C. Effective Peer Employment Within Multidisciplinary Organizations: Model for Best Practice. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2021, 49: 283-297. PMID: 34478040, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-021-01162-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer employmentOrganizational transformationOrganizational changeEffective employmentEffective organizational strategiesNon-peer staffMental healthBest practicesOrganizational best practicesPeer workersRecovery-oriented valuesOrganizational commitmentOrganization commitmentOrganizational cultureOrganizational strategiesOrganizational mechanismsOrganizational authorityMultidisciplinary organizationResource engagementPeer trainingEmploymentStudy findingsOrganizationWorkforce trainingPeer workSkin in the game: The professionalization of lived experience roles in mental health
Roennfeldt H, Byrne L. Skin in the game: The professionalization of lived experience roles in mental health. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2021, 30: 1445-1455. PMID: 34137149, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLived experience workforceLived experience rolesExperience rolesExperience workDistinct professional disciplineGrassroots supportActivist movementsHealth service deliveryService deliveryWorkforce developmentProfessional identityProfessionalizationMental health service deliveryGreater regulationExperience workersTheoretical positionsWorkforceProfessional disciplinesMental healthLine managersHealth nursesValuingArgumentMental health nursesFocused system