Background Substantial and important benefits flow to all stakeholders, including the service
user, when mental health services meaningfully engage with carers and family members …

Background The importance of engaging families in mental health care is recognised and
endorsed by governments worldwide, however service users' perspectives of family …

This study assessed differences between service users', family carers' and mental
healthcare providers' perceptions on service user and family carer involvement in mental …

Empirical engagement-promoting strategies in child and family mental health services have
been identified largely within the context of clinic-based services delivered by mental health …

It is widely accepted that family and carer participation in adult mental health care is
desirable. However, rarely is service development informed by representative opinions of …

In 2012, eight million Canadians provided care to family members or friends with a long-term
mental or physical health condition. In the context of mental health, the largest groups of …

In 2021, the 74th World Health Assembly endorsed updates to the WHO's Comprehensive
Mental Health Action Plan extending to 2030, including revised indicators to measure …

Background The uptake of family involvement in health care services for patients with
psychotic disorders is poor, despite a clear evidence base, socio-economic and moral …

There is increasing emphasis on enhancing consumer and carer participation in the
planning and provision of mental health services. However, health professionals …

Aims and Objectives To elicit the perspectives of carers of people with mental illness
regarding access to, and experience with, physical healthcare services for mental health …