Mental health consumers' motives for seeking advocacy support: A qualitative exploration
Stomski, N.J., Morrison, P.ORCID: 0000-0002-3389-8393, Whitely, M. and Brennan, P.
(2017)
Mental health consumers' motives for seeking advocacy support: A qualitative exploration.
Community Mental Health Journal, 54
(5).
pp. 607-615.
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Abstract
Advocacy plays a vital role in ensuring that mental health consumers’ rights are maintained. However, the primary issues for which consumers seek advocacy support remain unknown. Understanding these issues provides a sound basis from which advocacy organisations may develop a clear service delivery focus. This study addresses the literature gap through presenting a qualitative analysis of 60 records from an advocacy service. Four major themes emerged, across which two key issues were dominant: the sense of fearfulness and disempowerment. These issues accentuate the importance of advocates in enhancing the agency of mental health consumers.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Murdoch Affiliation(s): | School of Health Professions |
Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
Copyright: | © 2017 Springer |
URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/39535 |
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