A Participatory Action Research Approach to Participation With Young People Within Mental Health Settings
Prof Doc Thesis
Mcgregor, L. 2018. A Participatory Action Research Approach to Participation With Young People Within Mental Health Settings. Prof Doc Thesis University of East London School of Psychology https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874z8
Authors | Mcgregor, L. |
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Type | Prof Doc Thesis |
Abstract | Poor mental health is a growing issue for young people (YP) in the UK with 75% of all mental health issues occurring by age 24 (Kessler et al., 2005). YP are one of society’s most oppressed groups (Sidanius & Pratto, 1999). Oppression disrupts potential for social equality, justice and wellbeing (Freire, 1973) and when already oppressed YP are faced with further oppressive structures in mental health settings their relative powerlessness is compounded (Dexter, Larkin & Newnes, 2012). Participation is a way of resisting such disempowerment and can contribute to wellbeing and recovery through empowering YP towards change (Taggart, Franks, Osborne & Collins 2013) and increasing YP’s skills and competencies (Day, 2008). Services improve in quality and effectiveness when ‘service-users’ needs are met through ‘participation’ (Beresford, 1997). |
Keywords | Young people; mental health; user participation; user involvement; participatory action research; community psychology; liberation psychology |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | University of East London |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874z8 |
File | License File Access Level Anyone |
Publication dates | |
May 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 21 Nov 2019 |
https://repository.uel.ac.uk/item/874z8
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