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New paper on Young People's Involvement and Under-Representation in Mental Health Research
2 July 2024
This paper provides a practical resource for researchers considering involving young people in the research process, and suggests what data should be collected to improve reporting on the diversity of the young people involved.
Full title:听Understanding and Defining Young People's Involvementand Under鈥怰epresentation in Mental Health Research: A Delphi Study
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The mental health of young people (aged 16鈥�25 years) is a growing public health concern in the UnitedKingdom due to the increasing numbers of young people experiencing mental health difficulties, with many not in contact withmental health services. To design services that meet the needs of all young people, a diversity of young people must be involvedin mental health research, beyond being participants. This Delphi study generated an agreed鈥恥pon definition of under鈥恟epresentation, an identification of when in the research process there is under鈥恟epresentation and the characteristics of the young people who are under鈥恟epresented. Experts further agreed on demographicdata that should be collected to improve reporting on involvement.
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