Participation in Children and Young People’s Mental Health

Hannah Sharp is an international consultant on patient participation in children and young people’s mental health services. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social and Political Sciences with Philosophy. Leanne Walker has worked for the last decade, locally, nationally and internationally in the mental health lived experienced field and has a postgraduate certificate in transformational leadership.

Foreword 1. Introduction 2. What is Participation? A Theoretical Framework for Children and Young People's Participation 3. Tokenism Versus Meaningful Engagement 4. The Benefits and Challenges of Participation for Children and Young People 5. The Benefits and Challenges of Participation for Children and Young People's Mental Health Services and Those Working Within Them 6. Involving Children and Young People in their Own Care 7. A Guide to Parent and Carer Participation 8. Involving Children, Young People, Parents and Carers in Service Development 9. Involving Children and Young People in Mental Health Research 10. Involving Younger Children 11. Engaging with Diverse Communities 12. Participation in the Community Versus Inpatient Settings 13. Peer Support: An Alternative Approach to Using Lived Experience 14. Why Participation Requires Systemic Culture Change and How We Get There 15. Future Progress Index