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Children's Voices: A Review of the Literature Pertinent to Looked‐After Children's Views of Mental Health Services
Author(s) -
Davies Julie,
Wright John
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2007.00458.x
Subject(s) - mental health , inclusion (mineral) , psychology , identification (biology) , mental health service , qualitative research , service (business) , quality (philosophy) , applied psychology , health services , medical education , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , sociology , business , social science , environmental health , philosophy , population , botany , epistemology , marketing , biology
Service‐user involvement is an essential component of mental health service provision. This review aims to synthesise literature that has attempted to elicit children's experiences of mental health services with particular reference to looked‐after children. The review is limited to qualitative research with study inclusion based on a synthesis of good quality criteria. Identification of gaps in the literature, directions for further research and implications for service developments are discussed.