Exploring the challenges of meeting child mental health needs through community engagement in Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elijah Mironga Getanda ◽  
Panos Vostanis ◽  
Michelle O'Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs

scholarly journals The Use of Mumsnet by Parents of Young People With Mental Health Needs: Qualitative Investigation

10.2196/18271 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. e18271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Croucher ◽  
Elif Mertan ◽  
Roz Shafran ◽  
Sophie D Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The United Kingdom

Background There are high rates of mental health needs in children in the United Kingdom, and parents are increasingly seeking help for their children's needs. However, there is not enough access to child and adolescent mental health services and parents are seeking alternative forms of support and information, often from web-based sources. Mumsnet is the largest web-based parenting forum in the United Kingdom, which includes user-created discussions regarding child mental health. Objective This qualitative investigation aimed to explore the emergent themes within the narratives of posts regarding child mental health on Mumsnet and to extrapolate these themes to understand the purpose of Mumsnet for parents of children and young people with mental health needs. Methods A total of 50 threads from Mumsnet Talk Child Mental Health were extracted. Following the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 41 threads were analyzed thematically using the framework approach, a form of qualitative thematic analysis. Results In total, 28 themes were extracted and organized into 3 domains. These domains were emotional support, emotional expression, and advice and information. The results suggested that parents of children with mental health needs predominantly use Mumsnet to offer and receive emotional support and to suggest general advice, techniques, and resources that could be applied outside of help from professional services. Conclusions This paper discusses the future of health information seeking. Future research is required to establish initiatives in which web-based peer-to-peer support and information can supplement professional services to provide optimum support for parents of children with mental health needs.

scholarly journals The Use of Mumsnet by Parents of Young People With Mental Health Needs: Qualitative Investigation (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Croucher ◽  
Elif Mertan ◽  
Roz Shafran ◽  
Sophie D Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The United Kingdom

BACKGROUND There are high rates of mental health needs in children in the United Kingdom, and parents are increasingly seeking help for their children's needs. However, there is not enough access to child and adolescent mental health services and parents are seeking alternative forms of support and information, often from web-based sources. Mumsnet is the largest web-based parenting forum in the United Kingdom, which includes user-created discussions regarding child mental health. OBJECTIVE This qualitative investigation aimed to explore the emergent themes within the narratives of posts regarding child mental health on Mumsnet and to extrapolate these themes to understand the purpose of Mumsnet for parents of children and young people with mental health needs. METHODS A total of 50 threads from Mumsnet <i>Talk Child Mental Health</i> were extracted. Following the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 41 threads were analyzed thematically using the framework approach, a form of qualitative thematic analysis. RESULTS In total, 28 themes were extracted and organized into 3 domains. These domains were <i>emotional support</i>, <i>emotional expression</i>, and <i>advice and information</i>. The results suggested that parents of children with mental health needs predominantly use Mumsnet to offer and receive emotional support and to suggest general advice, techniques, and resources that could be applied outside of help from professional services. CONCLUSIONS This paper discusses the future of health information seeking. Future research is required to establish initiatives in which web-based peer-to-peer support and information can supplement professional services to provide optimum support for parents of children with mental health needs.

scholarly journals Meeting the psychiatric needs of children in foster care

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 609-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannette Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Consultation Services

This study sought social workers' views on the mental health needs of a sample of foster children. Out of the sample 80% of the children were considered to require treatment from a child mental health professional but only 27% had received any input. The reasons given for not referring for treatment were placement instability, inadequate child mental health resources and insufficient local authority funding. The provision of consultation services to allocated social workers and the availability of child mental health professionals at local authority reviews should be considered.

Jail Diversion for the Mentally Ill: Breaking through the Barriers: Effectively Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Jail Detainees

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel A. Dvoskin ◽  
Patricia A. Griffin ◽  
Eliot Hartstone ◽  
Ronald Jemelka ◽  
Henry J. Steadman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Jail Diversion ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Jail Detainees
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