Case Study
Vancouver Coastal Health
CASE STUDY SHAPING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGY THROUGH DIGITAL COLLABORATION VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH WHO Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) used Ethelo to gain feedback on 14 strategic youth mental health strategies from a wide group of children, families, and mental health professionals across nine regions. WHAT The collective critique and prioritization of these initiatives to were used to inform the organization’s strategic planning. NEED VCH wanted to validate its goals and assumptions about strategic initiatives through a wider community to further refine the planning process. OUTCOME A two-week consultation resulted in a 67 percent response rate, with high commenting activity that resulted in clear guidance from an engaged group of stakeholders. Designing successful