The Role of Caregivers in Supporting Personal Recovery in Youth with Mental Health Concerns
<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Mental disorders that emerge during adolescence frequently extend into adulthood, predicting poor academic and employment outcomes and heavy societal burdens. Novel efforts to improve youth mental health have transitioned from clinical recovery, typically fo...
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| author | Denise B. McKern Govind Krishnamoorthy Vicki C. Dallinger Diane Heart Darryl Maybery |
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| description | <b>Background/Objectives:</b> Mental disorders that emerge during adolescence frequently extend into adulthood, predicting poor academic and employment outcomes and heavy societal burdens. Novel efforts to improve youth mental health have transitioned from clinical recovery, typically focused on a cure, to a strength-based approach to wellbeing in supporting youth within mental health services. Mental health scholars have appealed for interventions to adopt an ecological system of care approach that integrates the principal caregivers in a young person’s life. Despite preliminary literature indicating the importance of caregivers, little research has focused on the caregiver’s role in supporting personal recovery in youth. <b>Methods</b>: This study sought to understand the role of caregivers in youth recovery by employing a qualitative design to inductively analyze the narratives from nine semi-structured interviews with caregivers. Additionally, deductive analysis explored the core five underpinnings of personal recovery connectedness, hope, identity, meaning, and empowerment (CHIME). <b>Results</b>: A thematic analysis of the literature identified five themes: providing unconditional love and positive regard; encouraging connection with peers; co-creating a sense of purpose, meaning, and hope; supporting assertiveness and advocacy; and promoting strength and opportunity for mastery aligning with the CHIME framework. The findings will allow health services to understand caregivers’ roles better, thus providing information to guide recovery-oriented and family-centered care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ccca3be333940d19d174c3325c0afb52025-08-20T02:24:42ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672025-06-0112678710.3390/children12060787The Role of Caregivers in Supporting Personal Recovery in Youth with Mental Health ConcernsDenise B. McKern0Govind Krishnamoorthy1Vicki C. Dallinger2Diane Heart3Darryl Maybery4School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Toowoomba, QLD 4350, AustraliaSchool of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Toowoomba, QLD 4350, AustraliaSchool of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Toowoomba, QLD 4350, AustraliaSchool of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Toowoomba, QLD 4350, AustraliaSchool of Rural Health, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Mental disorders that emerge during adolescence frequently extend into adulthood, predicting poor academic and employment outcomes and heavy societal burdens. Novel efforts to improve youth mental health have transitioned from clinical recovery, typically focused on a cure, to a strength-based approach to wellbeing in supporting youth within mental health services. Mental health scholars have appealed for interventions to adopt an ecological system of care approach that integrates the principal caregivers in a young person’s life. Despite preliminary literature indicating the importance of caregivers, little research has focused on the caregiver’s role in supporting personal recovery in youth. <b>Methods</b>: This study sought to understand the role of caregivers in youth recovery by employing a qualitative design to inductively analyze the narratives from nine semi-structured interviews with caregivers. Additionally, deductive analysis explored the core five underpinnings of personal recovery connectedness, hope, identity, meaning, and empowerment (CHIME). <b>Results</b>: A thematic analysis of the literature identified five themes: providing unconditional love and positive regard; encouraging connection with peers; co-creating a sense of purpose, meaning, and hope; supporting assertiveness and advocacy; and promoting strength and opportunity for mastery aligning with the CHIME framework. The findings will allow health services to understand caregivers’ roles better, thus providing information to guide recovery-oriented and family-centered care.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/6/787caregiverCHIME frameworkmental healthrecovery-oriented careyouth recovery |
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| title | The Role of Caregivers in Supporting Personal Recovery in Youth with Mental Health Concerns |
| title_full | The Role of Caregivers in Supporting Personal Recovery in Youth with Mental Health Concerns |
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| title_sort | role of caregivers in supporting personal recovery in youth with mental health concerns |
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