Eddie Bartnik Libri

"Local Area Coordination is one of the most important and promising social innovations in the world today, with 30+ years of evidence spanning multiple countries and population groups across social care and health/mental health. This book provides an up-to-date account of the evolution of Local Area Coordination since its beginnings in Western Australia in the late 1980s. It summarises all of the relevant research and identifies the key developmental strategies necessary for successful implementation. ... The book also includes the stories of people who have experienced the positive impact of Local Area Coordination. Building on the original core Western Australia Local Area Coordination foundations and framework, the last five years have seen an exciting period of intensive international learning, adaptation and growth. This includes moving towards a 'whole community' approach, ensuring easier access and no barriers to early help, increasing reach across the whole system and emerging international collaboration, mutual support and shared learning. This learning has also further improved the understanding and embedding of broader elements, or building blocks, of design and implementation. These are critical to effectively 'getting started', building authentic relationships with people, families, communities and service partners and, importantly, consistency of outcomes, influence, scaling up and sustainability."--Publisher's website