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Is self‐directed mental health recovery relevant for children and young people?
Author(s) -
Naughton Jonine N.L.,
Maybery Darryl,
Sutton Keith,
Basu Soumya,
Carroll Matthew
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.911
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1447-0349
pISSN - 1445-8330
DOI - 10.1111/inm.12699
Subject(s) - mental health , relevance (law) , guardian , context (archaeology) , psychology , globe , population , psychiatry , medicine , paleontology , environmental health , neuroscience , political science , law , biology
Abstract Consumer‐directed, personal recovery‐oriented mental health services are now the focus of mental health policies around the globe. However, there has been minimal debate about how the approach applies to young people. This study sought to address this gap through a Delphi approach, using three rounds of surveys, to gain a convergence of opinion from Australian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) practitioners regarding the relevance of personal recovery for children and adolescents. The findings suggest that concepts of personal recovery are appropriate for a young population. However, parents and carers are integral to the mental health recovery journeys of young people, either directly as guardian/decision‐maker and/or indirectly through the impact of caring for a young person with mental health problems. Further exploration of the relevance and application of personal recovery in the context of young people is warranted, particularly from the perspectives of adolescents, younger children and carers of young people with mental health problems.