%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of the Connecting People Intervention on Social Capital: A Pilot Study
%A David Morris
%A Martin Webber
%A Meredith Fendt-Newlin
%A Paul McCrone
%A Samantha Treacy
%A Sharon Howarth
%J Research on Social Work Practice
%@ 1552-7581
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1049731517753685
%X This pilot study evaluated the effect of the Connecting People Intervention (CPI) on access to social capital, social inclusion, and mental well-being. A prospective one-group pretest¨Cposttest preexperimental study of 155 people with a mental health problem or a learning disability receiving care and support from health and social care practitioners trained in the CPI was used. Participants exposed to practice with high fidelity to the CPI model had significantly higher access to social capital (p = .03, partial ¦Ç2 = .05) and perceived social inclusion (p = .01, partial ¦Ç2 = .07), and lower service costs (£¿¡ê1,331, 95% confidence interval = [£¿¡ê69, £¿¡ê2593]), posttest than those exposed to low fidelity to the model. All participants had significantly higher mental well-being posttest (p < .001). These preliminary results suggest that when fully implemented, the CPI can improve social outcomes for people with a mental health problem or learning disability
%K social capital
%K social networks
%K mental well-being
%K preexperimental design
%K complex intervention
%K mental health
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049731517753685