Experiences and satisfaction of children, young people and their parents with alternative mental health models to inpatient settings: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Community-based mental health services for children and young people (CYP) can offer alternatives to inpatient settings and treat CYP in less restrictive environments. However, there has been limited implementation of such alternative models, and their efficacy is still inconclusive. Notably, little is known of the experiences of CYP and their parents with these alternative models and their level of satisfaction with the care provided. Therefore, the main aim of this review was to understand those experiences of the accessibility of alternative models to inpatient care, as well as overall CYP/parental satisfaction. A searching strategy of peer-reviewed articles was conducted from January 1990 to December 2018, with updated searches conducted in June 2019. The initial search resulted in 495

SUBMITTER: Vusio F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641947 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature