Implementing mHealth for Schizophrenia in Community Mental Health Settings

Implementing mHealth for Schizophrenia in Community Mental Health Settings

Randomized control trial examining two mHealth intervention strategies.

The investigators will conduct a multi-site site hybrid type III effectiveness/implementation study in Washington State. The study involves a systematic head-to-head comparison between External Facilitation (EF) and Internal Facilitation (IF) implementation models applied to the FOCUS mHealth intervention.

All participants need to be receiving clinical care at participating clinics who have partnered with the research team for this study.

Inclusion:

1. Chart diagnosis of SSD (i.e., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizotypal disorder, delusional disorder, or schizophreniform disorder;
2. 18 years or older;
3. English-speaking;
4. Own a smartphone that can support FOCUS and active data plan.

Exclusion:

1. Used FOCUS in the past;
2. Plan to move or discontinue services at participating clinics in the upcoming 6 months.