Participation in Children and Young People’s Mental Health

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Participation in Children and Young People´s Mental Health: An Essential Guide aims to break down the historical challenges surrounding children and young people´s mental health (CYPMH) participation. This text is an essential guide for trainees and professionals working in CYPMH services which includes the NHS in England, voluntary sector, and other health systems internationally.

It explores topics from how to conceptualise participation to more practical advice and guidance surrounding how to 'do' participation. Uniquely edited by Experts-by-Experience, it offers useful insights to how participation ought to be led from those with experience in the field. This ground-breaking text is supported by contributors from leading experts, including a mixture of lived experience and academic persepctives, providing a comprehensive dive into key concepts and practical examples to help improve practice. The chapters aim to spark thinking, conversations, and actions in participation and will provide lessons to embed into services, organisations, areas, groups, practice, and work.
 

1. Introduction

Hannah Sharp and Leanne Walker

2. What is Participation? A Theoretical Framework for Children and Young People's Participation

Yvonne Anderson

3. Tokenism Versus Meaningful Engagement

Leanne Walker

4. The Benefits and Challenges of Participation for Children and Young People

Anna Wilson

5. The Benefits and Challenges of Participation for Children and Young People's Mental Health Services and Those Working Within Them

Sarah Gray

6. Involving Children and Young People in their Own Care

The Midlands Young Advisors

7. A Guide to Parent and Carer Participation

Wendy Minhinnett and Nikki Chapman

8. Involving Children, Young People, Parents, and Carers in Service Development

Hannah Sharp and Demi

9. Involving Children and Young People in Mental Health Research

Cathy Street and Amanda Cooper

10. Involving Younger Children

Ann Cox

11. Engaging with Diverse Communities

Zaynab "ZeZe" Sohawon, Harry Dixon, and Amari Creak

12. Participation in the Community Versus Inpatient Settings

Hannah Sharp, Trafford Youth Cabinet, Carol Anne Murphy, Lucy North and Sarah Hutchins

13. Peer Support: An Alternative Approach to Using Lived Experience

Oli Hawley

14. Why Participation Requires Systemic Culture Change and How We Get There

Hannha Sharp

15. Future Progress