About
We engaged the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR) in 2019 to develop and support the implementation of an evaluation framework for the new adolescent extended treatment centre (AETC), now known as Jacaranda Place.
Jacaranda Place provides specialist extended care and intensive treatment for young people with severe and complex mental health needs.
Development of the framework was undertaken through an expert advisory group established for this purpose. The group included senior mental health and education staff, and consumer and carer representatives.
The framework considers short, medium- and long-term objectives and includes a range of data instruments routinely collected for mental health services, to enable evaluation and improvement activities.
Framework
The final summary report sets out an endorsed evaluation framework. It was published in December 2019.
- Evaluation framework Jacaranda Place: Final summary report (PDF 8992 kB)
- Evaluation framework for Jacaranda Place: Preliminary report (PDF 1989 kB)
QCMHR has been engaged to undertake an evaluation of Jacaranda Place with work due to commence in 2025.
Learn more about Jacaranda Place and what services it offers on the Children's Health Queensland website.