Sammendrag
Many countries have sought reforms aimed at maximizing the
potential of service users to regain as much control as possible
over care decisions and through the trajectory of care. There is a
robust research literature suggesting that at the core of these
services are collaborative relationships in which providers
respect the perspectives of the persons being served and the
partnerships in which they are involved. Although the
significance of collaboration is established in the mental health
field in this way, what it actually means to collaborate in practice,
to be partners or to be mutually involved in a partnership with
young adult service users, has been given less attention. In this
article, the authors explore and describe the experiences of a
cohort of these young adults, paying particular attention to their
perspectives on collaborative practices with practitioners.
Qualitative interviews were conducted with seven young adult
service users age 20 to 30. Using thematic analysis, the authors
identified four overarching themes that characterized their
experiences of collaborating with practitioners in mental health
and addiction care: (1) don’t fix me or judge me, (2) someone to
sort issues out with, (3) not giving up, and (4) practical
help. These findings inform the development and delivery of
services to maximize positive outcomes for young adult service
users with cooccurring mental health and substance use
problems.
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