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Children's and Young People's Involvement and Participation in Mental Health Care
Author(s) -
Day Crispin
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.1475-3588.2007.00462.x
Subject(s) - mental health , accountability , theme (computing) , service delivery framework , service (business) , public relations , mental health service , nursing , clinical practice , public health , medicine , psychology , political science , psychiatry , business , marketing , computer science , law , operating system
Accountability to service users and the wider public has become a guiding principle for the NHS and a central theme of consecutive pieces of policy that place participation and involvement at the centre of clinical practice and service provision. This paper will look at the background and objectives of children and young people's participation in two key policy areas: their own mental health care, and the planning and delivery of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). In doing so, the paper will highlight children and young people's unique contribution to clinical care and examine current knowledge and practice that encourages their involvement in clinical processes and service development.