Finance

Integrated services require money, infrastructure, time and skills. Fragmented funding models can frustrate mental health service integration, while collaboration that extends to shared financing can powerfully demonstrate impact and sustainability.
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Financing Implementation Guidance

Plan your current and future funding models

Short-term or ad-hoc funding risks under-resourcing or closure of programs, creating gaps in service provision. The recommendations from the Youth Integration Project can help you determine how best to allocate funding to improve integrated care for a wider range of young people.

By consolidating funding into core mental health services, you may be able to prevent the high staff turnover and increased system complexity associated with funding new, short-term programs.

Monitor, evaluate and demonstrate impact

An important part of successfully financing integration initiatives is to demonstrate their impact to funders. Measuring against key performance indicators (KPIs) established during the project planning phase can showcase successes to secure further funding. A mix of quantitative and qualitative metrics is recommended.

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