{"id":59169,"date":"2023-05-04T15:53:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T19:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=59169"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:32:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:32:32","slug":"roots-of-hope-case-study-collaboration-coordination","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/roots-of-hope-case-study-collaboration-coordination\/","title":{"rendered":"Roots of Hope Case Study &#8211; Collaboration\/Coordination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Collaboration\/Coordination guiding principle<\/strong>: Design programs to enhance collaboration among stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collaboration\/Coordination is the Roots of Hope guiding principle that generated the most comments and insights from the project leads interviewed for these case studies. That\u2019s a good indicator of\u00a0how important it has been for developing strong local initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This case study explores how and why a commitment to the collaboration\/coordination guiding principle is crucial for a local initiative to be effective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three themes arose as we explored collaboration\/coordination with project leads: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Relationship building is critical to success.<\/strong> Building relationships, trust, and understanding are essential to good community collaboration\/coordination. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An effective advisory committee requires care.<\/strong> Advisory committee members can bring tremendous value, especially when an understanding of their roles and contributions is shared. While recruiting the right people isn\u2019t always linear, a fluid approach works best. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Long-term impact is important.<\/strong> Collaboration\/coordination offers excellent benefits, particularly when considering the sustainability and long-term impact of a project for the\u00a0community (though it\u2019s not required for all activities). <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This case study explores these themes and provides advice and\u00a0examples to illustrate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/roots-of-hope\/roots-of-hope-case-studies\/\">Read all Roots of Hope Case Studies<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Join the conversation #RootsOfHope<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collaboration\/Coordination guiding principle: Design programs to enhance collaboration among stakeholders. 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