Getting the pieces to fit: NHS and third sector collaboration to enhance crisis mental health service provision for young people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increase in demand for young people's mental health services has been met by a growth of co-located mental health service provision in the NHS and third sector. This research explores the benefits and challenges of the NHS collaborating with a charity to provide a step-down crisis mental health service for young people in Greater Manchester, and suggests how the collaboration between the NHS and third sector may be improved for future projects.

Methods

Working from a critical realist paradigm, this qualitative case study utilised thematic analysis of 9 in-depth interviews with operational stakeholders from 3 operational layers, to explore insiders' perspectives of the benefits and challenges of collaboration between the NHS and third sector in the context of t

SUBMITTER: Dutton B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061406 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature