A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Co-Designing Youth Mental Health Service Improvements: A Case Study from Southern England
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| Title: | A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Co-Designing Youth Mental Health Service Improvements: A Case Study from Southern England |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Thomas Grice-Jackson (ORCID |
| Source: | Health Education Journal. 2025 84(4):410-419. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Health Services, Youth, Mental Health, Access to Health Care, Cooperative Planning, Researchers, Trust (Psychology), Stakeholders, Participatory Research, Community Involvement |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00178969251330277 |
| ISSN: | 0017-8969 1748-8176 |
| Abstract: | Objectives: Existing youth mental health services are unable to meet a rising demand for care. Changes are required to align care with young people's needs and priorities. In this paper, we present a case study examining the developmental stages of a community-based participatory research project in which young people and professional stakeholders co-designed a youth mental health service blueprint in Southern England. Methods: We took a reflexive approach to critique, appraise and evaluate how our subjectivity -- as embedded researchers -- influenced the research process. Findings: In this paper, we reflect on (1) the impact of an immersive approach on the development of trust with stakeholders and participants; (2) our methodology for developing and implementing community-based research and (3) the ways in which the complexity and the fragmentation of youth mental health services affected the research process. Conclusion: A participatory approach can be complex and challenging; however, we argue that by engaging with communities and building relationships and trust, researchers can develop a deeper and more nuanced understanding of how to create and shape services that better reflect local needs and priorities. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1473845 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Objectives: Existing youth mental health services are unable to meet a rising demand for care. Changes are required to align care with young people's needs and priorities. In this paper, we present a case study examining the developmental stages of a community-based participatory research project in which young people and professional stakeholders co-designed a youth mental health service blueprint in Southern England. Methods: We took a reflexive approach to critique, appraise and evaluate how our subjectivity -- as embedded researchers -- influenced the research process. Findings: In this paper, we reflect on (1) the impact of an immersive approach on the development of trust with stakeholders and participants; (2) our methodology for developing and implementing community-based research and (3) the ways in which the complexity and the fragmentation of youth mental health services affected the research process. Conclusion: A participatory approach can be complex and challenging; however, we argue that by engaging with communities and building relationships and trust, researchers can develop a deeper and more nuanced understanding of how to create and shape services that better reflect local needs and priorities. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-8969 1748-8176 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00178969251330277 |
