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Published Online: 12 November 2024

Developing a Statewide Strategic Plan for Prevention, Early Identification, and Treatment of Psychosis

Abstract

Access to evidence-based programs that address early psychosis is a substantial public health concern. The authors describe the community-engaged, data-driven process that informed the development of the Massachusetts Strategic Plan for Early Psychosis, an effort to identify actionable priorities to build a system of prevention and care that responds to the needs of individuals who experience psychosis and their caregivers. A multiphase, mixed-methods approach was used to gather knowledge from young adults experiencing early psychosis and their caregivers, including two symposia with diverse stakeholders. Six overarching goals were identified, each with possible action steps and stigma reduction strategies: connecting and supporting individuals who experience psychosis and their families, promoting early identification of and intervention for psychosis through community education, providing specialized support to key community members, providing specialized support to medical and behavioral health care professionals, supporting specialized treatment teams in the delivery of evidence-based care, and developing a statewide system of psychosis services. Next steps for and operationalization of the statewide strategic plan for psychosis in Massachusetts will require a population health approach that engages the community through intersectoral and multisectoral strategies.

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Received: 25 February 2024
Revision received: 26 July 2024
Revision received: 5 September 2024
Accepted: 11 September 2024
Published online: 12 November 2024

Keywords

  1. early identification
  2. mental health systems and hospitals
  3. prevention
  4. psychoses
  5. state-university collaboration
  6. population mental health

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Alisa K. Lincoln, M.P.H., Ph.D. [email protected]
Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, Boston (Lincoln, Matsumoto); Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (Johnson) and Department of Psychology, Harvard Medical School (Friedman-Yakoobian), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston (Guyer-Deason).
Atsushi Matsumoto, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, Boston (Lincoln, Matsumoto); Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (Johnson) and Department of Psychology, Harvard Medical School (Friedman-Yakoobian), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston (Guyer-Deason).
Kelsey A. Johnson, M.P.H.
Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, Boston (Lincoln, Matsumoto); Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (Johnson) and Department of Psychology, Harvard Medical School (Friedman-Yakoobian), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston (Guyer-Deason).
Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian, Ph.D.
Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, Boston (Lincoln, Matsumoto); Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (Johnson) and Department of Psychology, Harvard Medical School (Friedman-Yakoobian), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston (Guyer-Deason).
Margaret Guyer-Deason, Ph.D.
Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, Boston (Lincoln, Matsumoto); Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (Johnson) and Department of Psychology, Harvard Medical School (Friedman-Yakoobian), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Boston (Guyer-Deason).

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Send correspondence to Dr. Lincoln ([email protected]).

Competing Interests

The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

Funding Information

This study was funded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.

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