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"Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do."
Goethe

Our research programme aims to translate research into action! Check out our projects and the Knowledge Exchange web resource - an area where you can access information about who is doing what in regards to mental health research in New Zealand.

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Knowing the People Planning
Knowing the People Planning is a tool designed to help service users, family, whānau and services identify the things that will help someone address their recovery in the best way possible. The tool has been around for a while and many DHBs have used it well…and we want to ensure that we share information about how it can be used across a range of services - with the ultimate aim of supporting people with enduring mental health issues in the best possible way.

Knowing the People Planning (KPP) is a practical approach to assist mental health services plan for, and meet the needs of, long-term service users. David King and Barry Welsh developed the KPP toolkit, based on ten key features that were identified following extensive consultation with service users, their families, whānau and clinicians.

KPP has been used by DHBs since 2002. These DHBs have described a range of benefits associated with KPP implementation (PDF, 144KB), which include:

• an easy to use toolkit
• rapid feedback of results to both individuals and teams
• use of real time data to inform team and service level planning
• service planning based on identified service user needs
• a flexible tool that can be adapted to local needs and issues

The toolkit and website have been enhanced to make it even easier for services and teams to use. The toolkit supports services to better understand long-term service users with experience of enduring mental illness.

If your service has high caseloads, a significant number of long-term service users, or is concerned about delays in discharge from community care, then KPP may be a useful toolkit for you. KPP offers a practical approach to assess service user needs, identify and implement initiatives to meet these needs, then evaluate the results.

Page last updated: 1 March 2010