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Santa, K, Dixon, C, Ganga, RN, Trainor, G, Smith, G, Furfie, V and Brown, H (2024) Facilitating Access to Mental Health Services: A Stakeholder-Driven Improvement of the Children and Young People (CYP) as One Referral Platform. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (6). ISSN 1661-7827
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Abstract
(1) Background: Pre-pandemic, child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) referrals were paper based in Liverpool and Sefton (England, United Kingdom), causing delays in waiting times. The “CYP as One” online mental health referral platform was co-created to overcome these challenges. (2) Methods: This study aims to improve “CYP as One” accessibility and usability and, subsequently, support CAMHS to improve waiting times. The current study utilised the Living Lab approach. We conducted content analysis on completed online referrals extracted from the “CYP as One” platform. These findings were supplemented by seven online focus groups, with 16–19-year-old young people, parents of children under 16, and health service providers. Thematic analysis was conducted on all data. (3) Results: The thematic analysis returned seven themes, namely (i) ”CYP as One” vs. Traditional Referrals, (ii) Gender and Language Dynamics, (iii) Digital Empathy in Action, (iv) the Influence of the Provider Perspective, (v) Age and Social Sensitivity, (vi) Enhancing Access to Information, and (vii) Boosting Admin and Clinical Efficiency. (4) Conclusions: Digital content that seeks to replace in-person referrals can provide adequate support to children and young people who have faced difficulties accessing mental health services.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Toxicology |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Nursing & Allied Health |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2024 11:36 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2024 11:45 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.3390/ijerph21060784 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/23602 |
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