Promoting Diversity in the Recruitment of a Youth Advisory Council in the Mental Health and Addictions System

IF 3 3区医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Health Expectations Pub Date : 2025-03-02 DOI:10.1111/hex.70208

Deewa Anwarzi, Nhi Man (Jennifer) Tran, Thalia Phi, Roula Markoulakis

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Abstract

Introduction

There is increasing interest in youth advisory councils (YACs) within the mental health and addictions (MHA) system; however, little is known about methods to ensure diversity of perspectives on these councils. Diverse perspectives are critical for ensuring that youth MHA organizations are equipped to support youth needs.

Methods

A youth-led YAC recruitment initiative was developed and implemented at a GTA-based youth MHA navigation service: the Family Navigation Project.

Results

Specifically, this paper highlights the efforts of three youth staff and volunteers who championed a YAC recruitment plan focused on promoting equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI) and accessibility, youth engagement (YE), and lived experience/expertise (LE).

Discussion

This paper is written from the perspective of the youth recruitment team and provides important insights for MHA services interested in ensuring EDI, accessibility, YE and LE on a new or existing YAC, and researchers studying YE in MHA care.

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导言：在心理健康与成瘾（MHA）系统中，人们对青年咨询委员会（YACs）的兴趣与日俱增；然而，人们对确保这些委员会中观点多样性的方法却知之甚少。多元化的观点对于确保青少年心理健康与成瘾（MHA）组织能够支持青少年的需求至关重要。方法由青年主导的青年咨询委员会招募活动在一家总部位于加利福尼亚州的青年 MHA 导航服务机构--家庭导航项目（Family Navigation Project）中制定并实施。结果本文特别强调了三位青年员工和志愿者所做的努力，他们倡导的青年咨询委员会招募计划侧重于促进公平、多样性、包容性（EDI）和无障碍性、青年参与（YE）以及生活经验/专业知识（LE）。讨论本文从青年招募团队的角度撰写，为有意在新成立或现有青年咨询委员会中确保公平多元性、无障碍性、青年参与和生活经验的玛哈服务机构，以及研究玛哈护理中的青年参与的研究人员提供了重要的见解。

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Health Expectations 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.20

自引率

9.40%

发文量

251

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Health Expectations promotes critical thinking and informed debate about all aspects of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in health and social care, health policy and health services research including: • Person-centred care and quality improvement • Patients'' participation in decisions about disease prevention and management • Public perceptions of health services • Citizen involvement in health care policy making and priority-setting • Methods for monitoring and evaluating participation • Empowerment and consumerism • Patients'' role in safety and quality • Patient and public role in health services research • Co-production (researchers working with patients and the public) of research, health care and policy Health Expectations is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, review articles and critical commentaries. It includes papers which clarify concepts, develop theories, and critically analyse and evaluate specific policies and practices. The Journal provides an inter-disciplinary and international forum in which researchers (including PPIE researchers) from a range of backgrounds and expertise can present their work to other researchers, policy-makers, health care professionals, managers, patients and consumer advocates.