UK/Australia Early Psychosis Declaration

Abstract

Using the lessons gained from implementing the St Vincent Declaration for Diabetes (1990), this declaration details general goals, 5 years targets, performance and outcome measures for the detection and management of early psychosis. Its successful implementation requires integrated partnerships working locally, nationally and internationally to: •  educate and raise awareness about psychosis; •  plan, deliver and audit care; •  promote recovery and social inclusion; •  promote and apply research. General goals: •  timely access to evidence-based interventions sensitive to age, gender and culture; •  a ‘recovery’ paradigm; •  eliminating stigma and ensuring rights to citizenship and social inclusion. Five-year targets: •  a workforce (resourced for skills, leadership and manpower) which delivers comprehensive EI programmes; •  greater consumer independance, self sufficiency and socialequity; •  greater consumer service satisfaction; •  raised awareness among the general population and care professionals; •  developed centres of excellence for research and training performance and outcome measures which:   –  monitor: DUP, relapse rates, legal detention use, police involvement, suicide/untoward death;   –  audit: pathways into care personal, social, educational and vocational outcomes consumer and carer satisfaction.