Networks of care for the modern adolescent.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At a time of increased demand for specialist mental health services, a more nuanced understanding of how adolescents navigate systems of care and support is essential. We mapped 'networks of care' to explore patterns of mental health help-seeking alongside the perceived helpfulness of support accessed.

Methods

We examined data from 23 927 adolescents aged 11-18 years who participated in the 2023 OxWell Student Survey, an English school-based, repeated cross-sectional survey of mental health and wellbeing. Students self-reported past-year access to 18 types of support across informal (e.g. friends and family), semi-formal (e.g. school and charities), and formal (e.g. health and social care) domains, alongside how helpful they found the support. We used a network ap

SUBMITTER: White SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11769907 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature